Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The forester examined the tree and found D-shaped holes — the calling card of the goldspotted oak borer — where the beetles had chewed through the tree to emerge from the bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Inspections revealed that waves had chewed a cavity more than two and a half yards deep into their base.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

In Sequim, Wash., the lavender capital of North America, I had chewed, sipped and crunched the aromatic shrub; face-scrubbed and body-soaked in it; and cooked and cleaned with it.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

The beaver had chewed through the trunk of an Aspen tree.

From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 17, 2022

He ate his breakfast meticulously, spitting the tiny bones into the fire circle once he had chewed the meat from them.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman