Example Sentences

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The individual had consumed high amounts of animal protein, including fish and possibly shellfish that fed on ancient carbon sources, creating a known "reservoir" effect in the bones.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

A four-alarm vegetation fire was burning in the city of Riverside and had consumed more than 80 acres by Sunday evening, spurring evacuations, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

It is impossible to know if they had consumed the material.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

By that evening, the Palisades fire had consumed more than 1,260 acres and reached down to Santa Monica, destroying homes and schools in its wake.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2025

When the BFG had consumed his seventy-second fried egg, Mr Tibbs sidled up to the Queen.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl