devour

Example Sentences

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Her phone was kept on silent; electro-beats hummed in the background; digestive biscuits were devoured.

From BBC

"I thought Bones always devoured the runway, they have such a great presence whenever they hit the stage," he said.

From BBC

In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.

From Barron's

They diligently tune in to earnings calls and company filings, and devour every piece of content featuring Chief Executive Alex Karp.

From MarketWatch

“Of course it’s true. Division is a fairly recent beast that wants to devour us.”

From Los Angeles Times