gnaw at
Example Sentences
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Then, unprompted, Kravchenko started to talk about his own future, a subject that must gnaw at so many minds after months spent in constant danger.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024
But as I stood in the crowd of wedding guests, watching Arti and her new husband, Rohit, on a flower-bedecked platform, a doubt was already starting to gnaw at me.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023
Chew on that one while you gnaw at a second consecutive loss that removes the Trojans from national championship contention while also probably ending their conference title hopes.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2023
The next month, during a visit to speak at a church in North Carolina, she confided in a pastor about her husband’s behavior, which had begun to gnaw at her.
From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2022
He had a trio of fears that sat in his gut like swallowed teeth, and when he was too quiet with his own thoughts, they’d grind together to gnaw at him from within.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
