Mom was amazed by how much pizza Tom could consume. From LearnThat.org.
The word consume comes from the Latin con - altogether + sumere - to take up, lay hold of, etc. From Wordnik.com. [David Michael Bruno] Reference
That great enemy whom the Lord will consume is called. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
How hard they have to work to produce what we consume is not fixed. From Wordnik.com. [Taxes and Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
We've watched the "crimson cancer" time and time again consume body and mind. From Wordnik.com. [Tschudy, William M.] Reference
The capacity to consume is submerged for a time beneath the dark waters of debt. From Wordnik.com. [Whirlwinds of Speculation] Reference
Too bad the amount of calories I consume is greater than the amount I've exerted. From Wordnik.com. [I scream for ice cream] Reference
ALL of these have an effect on how the wine we consume is perceived – whether you accept that or not. From Wordnik.com. [Study: points influence consumer perceptions! | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference
Of course not - most of what most of us consume is brought to us in large part by wealthy corporate entities. From Wordnik.com. [New 29 Developments Not Popular at cvillenews.com] Reference
This administration, and most economists, at least as they appear in the media, want us to "consume" - our way out of trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Crash Course In Economics] Reference
Arson calls consume the bulk of the state's investigative time. From Wordnik.com. [Tennessean.com Dickson] Reference
Asian history teaches us that to consume is to waste away our scarce savings. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It's light and fluffy and easy to consume, which is what my brain needs right now. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
And it kind of represents a change of the way we actually consume, which is a pretty radical thing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2006] Reference
Much as you would suspect, a new study has found that people who read food labels consume a healthier diet. From Wordnik.com. [Really Natural] Reference
Old people are retiring and young people just don't consume, which is good for the earth and bad for the economy. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
KING: Does it begin, though, to kind of consume you?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 10, 2009] Reference
COOK: No, because I'm afraid it would just kind of consume my being. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 15, 2009] Reference
For example, is she worried that the anomaly will "consume" a loved one?. From Wordnik.com. [HH Com 20] Reference
This is to represent the fact that each year you 'consume' living services from your house. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Ricardo Wrong, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Some loyal parties will continue to stay attached but many will find something new to "consume". From Wordnik.com. [Leaving FaceBook] Reference
But, when I want to "consume" some media I don't search youtube in hopes of finding something decent. From Wordnik.com. [ClearBits Is A More Usable And Fun LegalTorrents | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
Economists tend to think this somewhat counter-intuitive generalization of the term "consume" is innocuous. From Wordnik.com. [Just Resting, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
I'm not fond of memes, but I don't fear that they're going to "consume" my private life or enslave my being. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Devin: In Defense of Facebook's Hated "25 Random Things" Writers] Reference
WHEREAS, civilisation DOESNT "consume" ANY carbon ... it only releases it as a bi-product of its consumption. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Low interest rates and giving cash out to every American, in the hopes that we will "consume" our way out of trouble. From Wordnik.com. [The Myths and Harsh Effects of Bush's Economic Class War] Reference
Q: You have said, in another context, "Art is difficult" and much of what we "consume" during these gawd-awful times is disposable. From Wordnik.com. [Poet to Poet: Fitzgerald grills Robertson] Reference
How many people out there "consume" only these products?. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Not listen to, not enjoy but "consume" like some fast, processed food. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
It is however, well earned and does not in any way "consume" me (thankfully.). From Wordnik.com. [Lone Star Times] Reference
I 'm trying to reconcile my pragmatic understanding that most people "consume". From Wordnik.com. [WiredPen] Reference
The cups are not recyclable and so I quite literally "consume" them by my use. From Wordnik.com. [David Michael Bruno] Reference
We do not and cannot "consume" or "destroy" energy in any special relativity situation. From Wordnik.com. [ZPEnergy.com] Reference
I bet that it'll cost a bit more than a few drinks if you want to 'consume' them off-site!. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The thing that irks me most though is how people often now refer to how we "consume" music. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
When bacteria "consume" this food, they produce electrons that would normally combine with oxygen. From Wordnik.com. [Gizmodo] Reference
Contrast our attitudes towards resources with our attitudes to the environment, which we are accustomed to "consume" for free. From Wordnik.com. [Environmental Economics] Reference
We are innocent of producing; -- ye ungrateful, what mountains of things have we not, on the contrary, had to 'consume' and make away with!. From Wordnik.com. [Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII.] Reference
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