swallow up
Example Sentences
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In the spleen, most of the infected cells detected were frontline immune cells -- macrophages and monocytes -- known as phagocytes whose job is to swallow up invading organisms.
From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023
California is an enormous place, and it can swallow up even the ambitious and industrious.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023
Danault opened the scoring when he put home a rebound at 6:40 of the second frame after Viktor Arvidsson hammered a slap shot that Sorokin failed to swallow up.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023
A looming, over-loaded bagel which threatens to swallow up the multiverse is one of many obstacles encountered by characters in the film.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2023
The streets fill with rainwater at the corners of every block, and even though it doesn’t look too deep, if you step off the sidewalk in the wrong spot, it’ll swallow up your whole sneaker.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
