chomp

Example Sentences

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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

There isn’t a shiver of surprise about who gets the chomp, only disappointment that the fatalities are so bloodless — they’re mild even for PG-13.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

They can consume up to 11kg of insects a year, and just one can chomp as many as 50 bees a day.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

What does the bubble gum they chomp during “Too Pooped to Pop” give them?

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

“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