devour
verb (used with object)
to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
devours
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present tense formof devour (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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What AI does with words it devours is different from just copying and regurgitating the content verbatim, so many people consider it fair use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
That hot, hard rock devours conventional drill bits and makes a hash of the concrete usually poured deep underground around the steel pipes required to line such a well and keep it from collapsing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
In his 60s, he remains a marvel of gyroscopic elegance, a small man who devours space largely.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2024
Hunger devours me, I could almost weep for something to eat, I cannot struggle against it.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
