man-eating
Example Sentences
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The film tells the story of a desperate university student applying for a shady part-time job that takes him deep into the woods where he encounters a ravenous, man-eating bear.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
In “Delicious in Dungeon,” a ragtag adventuring crew makes hot pot out of man-eating mushrooms.
From Salon • May 12, 2025
The idea of "man-eating plants" has long captured our macabre imaginations.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
The Florida Everglades are the only waters where man-eating crocodiles share the same space as alligators.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023
‘Big Friendly Giant,’ she said, ‘last night those man-eating brutes came to England. Can you remember where they went the night before?’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
