devouring

Example Sentences

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“Work was really devouring me,” Luis Saavedra said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

If Ehrlich was right, and people were devouring the Earth’s resources, then the price of those resources would go up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Like Nishimatsu, Yamamoto can't yet vote but he is currently devouring a book written by Takaichi and says she reminds him of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Many had been here since 2011, when civil war began devouring their country.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

And yet there she sat, in a chair right next to him, devouring a plate of greasy pork chops and fried okra.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson