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
Street parties will be planned across the country, and the queen’s subjects will presumably wolf down large portions of the soon-to-be announced “platinum pudding.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022
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
Some fans come simply to root for the home team, to enjoy a day with the family, to wolf down one too many Dodger dogs.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2019
James put his off to the side, then proceeded to wolf down his sundae and chug his phosphate.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
