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Tropical rainforests produce oxygen and consume carbon dioxide.

Especially because our organism is not to able to consume too much food and excess calories will accumulate as body fat.

Our society consumes more and more.

This car consumes a lot of gas.

Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled.

Since getting my new TV I have consumed a lot of new shows.

A huge fire consumed the forest.

Most people consume more meat than is healthy.

The economic strength of a country lies not alone in its ability to produce, but also in its capacity to consume.

Zeal for your house will consume me.

At present "consume all consumable resources" is assigned as the operational meaning of TETRA.