gnawing

Example Sentences

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Deer flies and mosquitoes came and started gnawing on me.

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

And the thought that fills me with a gnawing sense of hope: is Mom serious about taking a trip, just the two of us?

From Literature

Evidence includes a hominin femur marked by clear signs of gnawing.

From Science Daily

By the time the old boneshaker finally took to the road, the empty plastic bag and bottle were at his feet, and he was gnawing the last clam off the stick.

From Literature