gobbling

Example Sentences

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AI firms' growing pursuit of computing capacity is driving demand for energy to power data centres, as well as gobbling up rare raw materials for many of the high-end chips required.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In grueling endurance sports like cycling, and now running, athletes are gobbling down unprecedented amounts of sugary carbohydrates, both in training and competition, via fast-acting gels and bottles loaded with glucose and fructose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Artificial-intelligence infrastructure is gobbling up so much memory that many suppliers have sold out their capacity through at least next year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Trout was in Billy’s dining room, gobbling canapes.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut