OBSESS in a Sentence
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36 example sentences for OBSESS, such as:
1. Now it was a baby she was obsessed by.
2. He was obsessed with American gangster movies.
3. A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight.
4. Don't let this interest of yours become an obsession.
5. He was completely obsessed by one persistent thought.
2. He was obsessed with American gangster movies.
3. A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight.
4. Don't let this interest of yours become an obsession.
5. He was completely obsessed by one persistent thought.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of OBSESS
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obsess
v. haunt like a ghost; pursue
v. be preoccupied with something
Classic Sentence:
1 Money was the obsession dominating her mind these days.
2 It was pain enough even to think of him, whether she considered him in the distinctness of her waking thoughts, or felt the obsession of his presence through the blur of her tormented nights.
3 But the thought of him was like an obsession, ever pressing itself upon her.
4 But as she sat there amid her guests, she felt the old ennui overtaking her; the hopelessness which so often assailed her, which came upon her like an obsession, like something extraneous, independent of volition.
5 She wanted to be clear of him, and especially of his consciousness, his words, his obsession with himself, his endless treadmill obsession with himself, and his own words.
6 Ravished by dead words become obscene, and dead ideas become obsessions.
7 It must not be supposed that he was delivered from all those obsessions of the memory which force us, even when happy, even when satisfied, to glance sadly behind us.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII—THE EFFECTS OF DREAMS MINGLED WITH HAPPINESS
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII—THE EFFECTS OF DREAMS MINGLED WITH HAPPINESS
8 Now it was a baby she was obsessed by.
9 He was completely obsessed by one persistent thought.
10 Gregor's father seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the respect he owed to his tenants.
Example Sentence: (26 in 2 pages)
1 The practical thing is have something else to do, don't obsess on it all of the time.
2 Don't let this interest of yours become an obsession.
3 Gambling became an obsession , and he eventually lost everything.
4 She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.
5 Society's obsession with sex has bred a generation of unhappy children.
6 Like many of his generation, he was a product of Scotland's obsession with football.
7 Such was her obsession for collecting any memorabilia of her heart throb, that she stole about a million dollars from her employer, North Kesteven District Council, to fund her habit.
8 This obsession is aimless and brainless and ends with your oblivion in American politics.
9 Her commitment to a great cause degenerated from a crusade into an obsession.
10 In the brief hands-on time I had at the event, it was clear this is just the first major step forward in the company's mobile obsession.
11 “Silicon Valley's obsession with meritocracy is delusional and aspirational and not a statement of how it really operates,” she said.
12 She had a great laugh, but she also was full of anger, disappointment, and obsessions she only dimly understood.
13 He was obsessed with American gangster movies.
14 They become obsessed with trying to equip their vehicles with gadgets to deal with every possible contingency.
15 A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight.