had devoured
- past perfect of devour.
Example Sentences
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The blaze had devoured an area nearly twice the size of Manhattan by Friday morning.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Her way out was in the stories her mother had devoured and her great-grandmother had told — and the stories she began to make up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
One morning, the child discovered that one had devoured the other.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2019
When I had devoured that, I would grab anything at hand that had text: cereal boxes, cookbooks, Girl Scout handbooks, matchbook covers, magazines.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2018
After he had devoured the chocolate he felt somewhat ashamed of himself and hung about in the streets for several hours, until hunger drove him home.
From "1984" by George Orwell
