wolf down
Example Sentences
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Some players will, like boxers, shed weight in saunas the night before, tip the scales and then wolf down carbohydrate-heavy food in the dressing room.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
Tempting as it may be to wolf down these episodes in a single sitting, trust us.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2023
“Don’t eat any more bread,” I caution my dining companion — this, after I wolf down a second piece of crusty sourdough.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023
Hand-held, quick to assemble and wolf down, they embody a quintessentially American idea that founding father Benjamin Franklin put to paper in 1748 and which still powers the ambitious on Wall Street and beyond.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2021
I go in my room and don’t come out until supper, which I wolf down without saying a word and then return to my room.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
