gnaw at

Example Sentences

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What’s missing, and might well gnaw at a viewer, is whether regenerative farming can feed the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

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

Only this time, instead of letting the anxiety gnaw at her confidence, she accepted its presence, took a deep breath, and put on the kind of show that is hers and hers alone.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Suspicion began to gnaw at me like a hungry rat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022

How Myrna would gnaw at her espresso cup rim in envy.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole