devour

Example Sentences

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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

In this whirlwind of a year, amid the tariffs of Liberation Day and other Supreme Court arguments, I carved out a precious block of time to devour Akhil Reed Amar’s latest masterpiece, “Born Equal.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Several years ago, a smaller black bear broke into a Nestlé cookie shop to devour ice cream, Murin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

One data center can devour as much electricity as 1,000 Walmart stores, and an AI search can use 10 times the amount of energy as a google search.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Such a man might stare into the eyes of a lion that was about to devour him.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer