devour
Example Sentences
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The series had a successful reboot as Gen Z viewers continue to devour vintage programs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Tech is having a tough week, with fresh fears AI is going to devour software and now Alphabet’s eye-popping capital spending plans to absorb.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
A data center for AI training can devour as much electricity as 1,000 Walmart stores, while an AI search can use 10 times the amount of energy as a google search.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
In one episode he told a story about watching former Prime Minister Mark Rutte devour entire bunches of bananas during political negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
The forest that had seemed to devour its walls stood at a respectful distance.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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