obsessing

"She checked her email obsessively, hoping for a reply. "

"My grandfather played a single of Elvis Presley at the family gathering. "

"Seeing her favorite teacher made her feel a rush of positive emotion. "

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

"The passive voice is often used in school reports to describe scientific experiments. "

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

"The world must construe according to its wits; this court must construe according to the law."

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."

"Some people are obsessed with sports."

"The dominant party controlled the government."

"We constructed the radio from spares."

"I was preoccupied with a deadline at work, and I forgot his birthday."