gobble up
Example Sentences
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Such allusions leave “Backrooms” open to charges of being derivative; Mr. Parsons is of a generation that has a tendency to gobble up content and issue reworked versions of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
For all the recent worries that AI will destroy whole industries and gobble up tech’s cash, Chronert says the ongoing spending boom will boost profits this year.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Predators destroy an estimated 25 million birds, chicks, and eggs a year, while 30 million possums gobble up 21,000 tons of vegetation a night, depleting the food supply for native animals.
From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025
Quasars are supermassive black holes that actively gobble up matter like gas and dust from their surroundings.
From Space Scoop • Jul. 4, 2025
We have to stand for a few minutes in the doorway of the train while the cameras gobble up our images, then we're allowed inside and the doors close mercifully behind us.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
