How to Use overconsumption in a Sentence

overconsumption

noun
  • So what does our current overconsumption of lip gloss tell us about young people right now?
    — Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 5 May 2024
  • Drought and human overconsumption of water from the rivers that feed the lake are the main problem.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Be patient and avoid overconsumption, as the effects can take time to fully kick in.
    — Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
  • How does one square a business built on overconsumption and constant change with longevity?
    — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 30 June 2023
  • Cicadas don't bite or sting, so the biggest issue for pets is overconsumption.
    — Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2021
  • Something like this could help folks filter what’s worth trying and what’s just overconsumption.
    — Verge Staff, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
  • These are sure to benefit so many who struggle with overconsumption.
    — Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
  • Roberts said the goal is to help educate people about best practices and how to avoid overconsumption.
    — The Courier-Journal, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The story has become a popular way to warn about the risk of resource overconsumption.
    — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
  • If we’re surrounded by enough people who reject overconsumption, our choice to consume less can feel good, too.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • As is the case with many medicinal herbs, overconsumption can be toxic, so proceed with caution.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • But megadrought and overconsumption aren’t just threats to wildlife, agriculture and industry here.
    — Bill Weir, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • But overconsumption has its limits and Gen Z is beginning to see that.
    — Devika Rao, theweek, 31 July 2024
  • Some people opt for a capsule wardrobe to make getting dressed easier, while others do so to avoid overconsumption.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Giving consumers the same dopamine hit from repairing their items as from buying new ones could help change patterns of overconsumption.
    — Christine Muhlke, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • As the mirror is being held to the viewer, strikingly, the segment of overconsumption stands out.
    — Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • So that could easily lead to overconsumption of those resources, and even violent conflict over them.
    — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Here are four effective strategies to protect your brain from the rot of digital overconsumption.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The goal of a low-buy or no-buy challenge is to break the cycle of overconsumption by cutting nonessential spending for a set period.
    — Nerdwallet, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Work to limit lead exposure for other lead sources, such as drinking water, and vary your foods to avoid the overconsumption on lead from one type of food.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024
  • What’s driving the decline of coral reefs is carbon dioxide and fossil fuels and overconsumption.
    — Catrin Einhorn Thea Traff, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The project sets out to highlight global crisis of overconsumption and the consequent fashion waste dumped in the global south.
    — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Time magazine included her in a roundup of the most egregious celebrity overconsumption.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The biggest elephant in the room, however, is overconsumption.
    — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The higher the consumption rate, the higher the theft rate, and American overconsumption is at an all-time high.
    — WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Research also suggests that the overconsumption of sugar can increase the risk of calcium stones.
    — Kumkum S. Patel, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Keep apple cider vinegar out of the reach of small children to prevent accidental overconsumption.
    — Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 24 May 2024
  • Not because of the roving packs of teenagers or even the garish displays of overconsumption, but because mall architecture was high art.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • At about an ounce a day, people seemed to strike the balance between getting the benefits of the dark chocolate, without the risk of overconsumption.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But the endless grind of capitalism has a way of turning all criticisms about our overconsumption into a new way of selling you things.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 6 Mar. 2025

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