chewed

Example Sentences

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In a second phase of the study, the researchers simulated how the body might process lead if children mouthed or chewed on clothing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Now, they say, that extra money will likely get chewed up by higher gas prices.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Some of the crucial work done at Bell Labs might now seem mundane: for example, how to fabricate sheathing so undersea cables wouldn’t be chewed through by Toredo worms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The forester examined the tree and found D-shaped holes — the calling card of the goldspotted oak borer — where the beetles had chewed through the tree to emerge from the bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

I chewed on my cheek until the fleshy part was raw, and went to pack my backpack for school, because today was just another day.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller