Example Sentences

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"It’s been an awful three months… an industry I care deeply about has chewed me up and spat me out," he added.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

“This mountain has chewed me up and spit me out several years in a row,” Hagan said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2021

Eric Carle has worked on a stack of books over the years, but his caterpillar has chewed its way to the top.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2021

He has chewed up and spat out a remarkable number of staffers in his relatively short political career.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2019

He has chewed on one side of his mouth all his life.

From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John