How to Use consumptive in a Sentence
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But the opera really hinges on the role of the consumptive seamstress Mimi.
—cleveland.com, 16 Sep. 2019
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The most festive time of year – the winter holidays – is also the most consumptive.
—Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2022
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But trash is a persistent, consumptive force that’ll set up shop in any eager host.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
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And all this is happening as our consumptive habits require more goods, more packaging, more waste.
—Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019
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Existing programs tend to focus on consumptive users, or hunters and anglers, given the revenue source of most state agencies.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2022
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There is also a growing movement for less-consumptive lifestyles that favors zero-waste goals.
—Ana Baptista, The Conversation, 20 June 2019
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The takeaway is clear now: Behind all their musings about faith and destiny and self-actualization, the Matrix is as much about the bone-shaking, consumptive carnality of life.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021
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This isn’t an act of kindness; Ratso desperately needs someone to look after him as winter closes in and his consumptive lung disease worsens.
—Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
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But a coterie of groups are hoping their concerns about the way native carnivores are managed will also be considered and given equal weight alongside consumptive users.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2022
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The non-consumptive nature of birding allows a virtually unlimited number of people to share in the enjoyment of a sighting.
—Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2021
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Yet Front Range communities continue to water needlessly consumptive lawns and gardens to keep the place looking like a community in the Midwest.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2019
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Agricultural irrigation is considered one of the biggest consumptive uses of large-scale water withdrawals, meaning the water does not return to the basin after it's used.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2018
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Similarly, if someone buys a digital asset seeking access to a particular blockchain, then that can be thought of as a kind of arcade token with a consumptive use, rather than as an investment tool.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2022
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The area’s lenient winters, ideal for citrus groves, were just as attractive to consumptive European aristocrats.
—Zoey Poll, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
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Non-consumptive uses that return water back to the system, like hydropower generation, can move forward.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
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But the opera really hinges on the role of the consumptive seamstress Mimi.
—cleveland.com, 16 Sep. 2019
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The most festive time of year – the winter holidays – is also the most consumptive.
—Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2022
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But trash is a persistent, consumptive force that’ll set up shop in any eager host.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
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And all this is happening as our consumptive habits require more goods, more packaging, more waste.
—Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019
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Existing programs tend to focus on consumptive users, or hunters and anglers, given the revenue source of most state agencies.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2022
-
There is also a growing movement for less-consumptive lifestyles that favors zero-waste goals.
—Ana Baptista, The Conversation, 20 June 2019
-
The takeaway is clear now: Behind all their musings about faith and destiny and self-actualization, the Matrix is as much about the bone-shaking, consumptive carnality of life.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021
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This isn’t an act of kindness; Ratso desperately needs someone to look after him as winter closes in and his consumptive lung disease worsens.
—Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
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But a coterie of groups are hoping their concerns about the way native carnivores are managed will also be considered and given equal weight alongside consumptive users.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2022
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The non-consumptive nature of birding allows a virtually unlimited number of people to share in the enjoyment of a sighting.
—Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2021
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Yet Front Range communities continue to water needlessly consumptive lawns and gardens to keep the place looking like a community in the Midwest.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2019
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Agricultural irrigation is considered one of the biggest consumptive uses of large-scale water withdrawals, meaning the water does not return to the basin after it's used.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2018
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Similarly, if someone buys a digital asset seeking access to a particular blockchain, then that can be thought of as a kind of arcade token with a consumptive use, rather than as an investment tool.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2022
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The area’s lenient winters, ideal for citrus groves, were just as attractive to consumptive European aristocrats.
—Zoey Poll, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
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Non-consumptive uses that return water back to the system, like hydropower generation, can move forward.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
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