Example Sentences

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The crabs are devouring stocks of eels, clams and mussels and wreaking havoc on fishing nets.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

And now our malignant melanoma patients have been put in a position where we are devouring the Earth.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2023

Every time I visit, I see the change in the girls, from being shy to becoming these bright lights who are devouring whatever kind of information you put in front of them.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Now my kids are devouring music — they go to bed, listening to their little playlist that we put together and they make requests to hear different songs as they go to sleep.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2022

I feel like her eyes are devouring my face.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements