consume
verb (used with object)
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
have consumed
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present perfectof consume.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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On average, lower basin states have consumed about twice as much as the upper basin over the last 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Astronomers have found strong evidence that TOI-5882, a sun-like star about 1,300 light-years from Earth, may have consumed one of its own planets.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
"That's equivalent to what 14,000 passengers would have consumed flying between Paris and Athens," the group's head of aviation, Jerome du Boucher, told AFP Thursday.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Between his advice column and his direct work with clients, O’Malley frequently encounters men who have consumed red-pill content, believing it will help them improve at dating.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
If not for the rain, the fires might have consumed all of Meereen by now.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
