gnawing

Example Sentences

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Citrus greening disease is caused by a bacterial infection that is delivered by the gnawing of the Asian citrus psyllid.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Nothing prepared me for the gnawing unease of pivoting from saving to spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Stomach gnawing and hands slightly shaky, I loaded up on ephemera for fancy paninis, held together with swipes of giardiniera mayo, and splurged on some pastel-hued botanical sodas for drinking straight from the can.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Those rate increases surpassed average inflation rates and wage growth, KFF said, providing another reminder of the costs gnawing at households.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

His stomach ceased gnawing, but his anxieties did not.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw