Example sentences for: obsessed

How can you use “obsessed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Uniformly first-rate reviews for this memoir of two brothers, both professors of English, who become obsessed with gambling after their parents' deaths: "superb and horrifying" (Tom De Haven, Entertainment Weekly ); "an exquisitely crafted memoir of their three years in the grips of Mississippi casinos" (Lisa Gubernick, the Wall Street Journal ). Not only is their story surprising, but the ending is a real doozy: They are charged with conspiring to cheat at blackjack, even though they have managed to lose their entire $250,000 inheritance in just three years.

  • 2) He tried simultaneously to turn the other cheek (to Starr and Newt Gingrich) and to portray Starr as the obsessed leader of a partisan vendetta.

  • During his last years he lived in a room on the construction site, obsessed with the project.

  • They wedded themselves to focus groups, obsessed over demographics, and relied heavily on formulaic action adventures.

  • In a profession obsessed with scoops, it's nice to see some digging instead.


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