How to Use consciousness in a Sentence

consciousness

noun
  • He hopes that he can raise public consciousness of the disease.
  • The events have become part of the national consciousness.
  • The medication caused her to enter an altered state of consciousness.
  • And my mind and my consciousness went to that.
    — Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Turn up the light of pure consciousness.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This is the cost — and the gift — of consciousness.
    — Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But in seconds my consciousness spun me back around the world.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
  • And what else wields consciousness?
    — Nick Hilden, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There is a kind of consciousness that lives not in thought but in presence.
    — Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • They were hanged for what would later be called class consciousness.
    — Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022
  • Take note of who and what is present in your life, and start to bring your consciousness here, now.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022
  • That was always part of my consciousness.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
  • That was always part of my consciousness.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
  • On the field and in the public consciousness, baseball is in a good place.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • As soon as Vince is in his orbit, his consciousness changes.
    — Giana Levy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Neusch split his consciousness.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • Skull and inner ear fractures spun me out of body and consciousness.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
  • This can reduce blood flow to the brain, leading to a brief loss of consciousness.
    — Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a part of you that walks through consciousness, and then there’s a part of you that is conscious.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 May 2026
  • When Eleven mind walks, Max's consciousness is nowhere in sight.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2022
  • And if a gorilla’s consciousness does shift, what would that be like to the ape?
    — Shayla Love, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The kind of game that could linger in a city’s consciousness forever.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • States left side of her body hit the side of the car but denies head strike or loc (loss of consciousness).
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
  • They are not favoured with consciousness outside of how they are perceived.
    — Hazlitt, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The customer fell to the floor and lost consciousness, police said.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022
  • The man was brought back to shore but never regained consciousness.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Reena, sliding in and out of consciousness, slumped silently over her arm.
    — Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The players may or may not have achieved total consciousness.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Symptoms of a brain bleed can include headaches, seizures, and loss of consciousness.
    — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Can’t figure out what consciousness is?
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

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