gnaw

Example Sentences

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Hungry mice then began to gnaw on whatever they could find, often eating young trees that were fighting for their own survival.

From Literature

It is the three mistakes leading to a goal - the highest in the league - which will gnaw away, though.

From BBC

When the seat cushion was totally gone, the polar bear moved on to the handlebars, gnawing on them like a dog working a bone.

From Literature

For anyone in Caroline's situation, simply seeing a parent with a pram can be painful, the source of a gnawing envy.

From BBC

When the thought of her sending me off to an orphanage still gnawed at my mind?

From Literature