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

"The fire was telling me that I couldn't take anything away, that I had no right or power to stop it from devouring everything."

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Mama and Grandma were pleased and contented with the crop, but Deydey was jealous of the amount of new corn he saw the crows devouring.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich