consuming passion

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describes a passion that takes up all of a person's time and energy

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  • His consuming passion for chess left little time for anything else.
  • His consuming passion for music defined his entire life.
  • Painting became her consuming passion, and she would spend entire weekends in her studio.
  • She pursued her art with a consuming passion that left little room for anything else.
  • For the young entrepreneur, building his company was a consuming passion that drove him to work 18-hour days.
  • Photography became a consuming passion for him in his later years.
  • Marie Curie's consuming passion for science led to groundbreaking discoveries.
  • It was a consuming passion, one that eventually led to his professional burnout.
  • What started as a hobby soon developed into a consuming passion that isolated him from friends.
  • Collecting rare books was the consuming passion of his youth.
  • It was a consuming passion for justice that fueled her career as a human rights lawyer.
  • Without a consuming passion to drive you, life can sometimes feel empty.
  • Their shared love for mountaineering quickly grew into a consuming passion.
  • They shared a consuming passion for environmental activism and reform.
  • He discovered a consuming passion for ancient history late in life.
  • His consuming passion for the project kept him awake late into the night.
  • Her consuming passion for music eventually led her to the world's most prestigious concert halls.
  • Finding a cure became her consuming passion after her sister fell ill.
  • You can tell from his dedication that this project is more than a job; it's a consuming passion.
  • Ambition can sometimes turn into a consuming passion that blinds people to reality.