had been devouring
- past perfect progressive of devour.
Example Sentences
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Monster Slayer used those arrows to destroy the monsters that had been devouring the people.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
All the while, Loiseau had been devouring with his eyes the pot of chicken.
From Mademoiselle Fifi by Maupassant, Guy de
He dismissed the expensive taxi which had been devouring time outside, and walked thoughtfully away down the fashionable street.
From The Common Law by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
When the afternoon train from the south drew into Gledsmuir station, a girl who had been devouring the landscape for the last hour with eager eyes, rose nervously to prepare for exit.
From The Half-Hearted by Buchan, John
For hours they had been devouring, eating up the muslin fed to them.
From The Shadow by Ovington, Mary White
