How to Use obsess in a Sentence

obsess

verb
  • You need to stop obsessing and just deal with the problem.
  • The war obsesses him—he talks about nothing else.
  • Are you obsessed with your job?
    — Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • My mom is obsessed with black and white films….
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
  • What’s the show you were obsessed with as a teen?
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • King Charles is obsessed with peas.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Kaine’s obsessed with me and doesn’t want to talk about his own record.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 18 June 2018
  • At that point, I was obsessed with the moon.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But isn’t Robert obsessed with green?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 June 2026
  • A lot of women are obsessed with true crime.
    — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • My dad, he was obsessed with death my entire life.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
  • My youngest son, 10, is now obsessed with sports.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • No true sense of what drove him to obsess over being the best.
    — Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
  • How can anyone not be obsessed with her?
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Let’s help him out and say he’s obsessed with baseball.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Why are people the world over obsessed?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • People are obsessed even now with that.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 12 June 2026
  • Manfred has been obsessed with the three-hour game and pace of play.
    — Jeff Bailey, The Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Why are people so obsessed with ramps?
    — Kelly Vaughan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • There's a ton of shows that just came out that I'm obsessed with.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Should one be obsessed with a new kitchen gadget or a new shade of paint?
    — Gina Joseph, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Women – they’re obsessed with this crazy age thing.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • My inner child is obsessed with them both — and yours will be, too.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In a world obsessed with extremes, that’s enough.
    — Outside, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Many people are obsessed with it.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • They are obsessed with each other.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Darnold learned to fix a mistake and flush it, rather than obsess over it.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • That's my new look over the last few years; now I'm obsessed with them.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • She’s just obsessed with music now.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Do not get obsessed with the news, and do not keep checking for hours and hours.
    — Arash Javanbakht, CNN, 24 Apr. 2020

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