devouring

Example Sentences

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It’s only people like Ruth, who thanklessly work to allay that suffering even in the smallest ways, that keep the darkness from devouring us whole.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The oldest millennials—the nation’s biggest generation—are entering their mid-40s and devouring a torrent of new supplements, lotions, pills, gels, books and podcasts devoted to menopause relief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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

She rifled through it, devouring a chicken leg, a piece of cheese, a handful of grapes.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby