chomp
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Australia's oceans are teeming with sharks, with great whites topping the list of species that might fatally chomp a human.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
The herbivores chomp down invasive cheatgrass that poses wildfire risk, and their poop — maligned by many — actually spreads native seeds, they say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
What does the bubble gum they chomp during “Too Pooped to Pop” give them?
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Each year, fans pick their favourite of 12 plump brown bears from Alaska's Katmai National Park that have gathered along the Brooks River to chomp on salmon and pack on as many pounds before winter.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2023
“Guess I’m lucky the Government outlawed pets. Didn’t farmers always used to keep big guard dogs that would chomp people's heads off in one bite?”
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Tampopo grows its arugula under insect netting to fight the Northwest flea beetle that otherwise chomps on the leaves.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Sumi chomps on the meat approvingly, trying her best to avoid the kibble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
“Shut up!” the queen barks at Kate, and proceeds to grill her while a menacing, Cockney-bruiser Philip chomps on a toothpick and plays with the future princess’s hair.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022
Rapping like a cartoon rottweiler, Em chomps his way through the beat in a way that is linguistically dizzying.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2020
Trey licks mayo from his fingers, chomps on the last piece of bread.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
At one point father and baby ate grass together, the big grass fronds flickering around their heads as they chomped.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
In his 2010 autobiography I Am Ozzy the singer says he picked it up, stuffed it in his mouth, and chomped down.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
A ragtag group of adventurers land on a remote island planning to exploit dinosaur DNA — and some of them get chomped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
As the herd chomped through their rations, another military truck carrying visitors “ooh’d” and “ahh’d” while they circled the animals.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Stella watched out of the corner of her eye as Spoon Man chomped down on his third cookie and covered his mouth to stifle another burp.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
“Only one thing missing,” the Burger King president said, wiping at his mouth with his hand after chomping into one of the chain’s Whoppers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Clips of her splashing in her pool or chomping on melons have racked up millions of views all over social media.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
The chaotic recording sessions featured a bucket of fire and musicians chomping vegetables.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
“I’ve been chomping at the bit to get the opportunity to be able to lead and show who I am as a player on a different scale,” Plum said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
“It’s another world,” said Owen, chomping his large cigar, a habit of his.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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