devouring

Example Sentences

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Caligiuri now prefers devouring barbeque to polishing off opposing forwards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 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

"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

Devan fed fresh logs to the fire until the flames leapt up again, fierce and furious, driving the shadows back into the comers of the room, devouring all her unwanted dreams.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin