devour
verb (used with object)
to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
has devoured
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present perfectof devour (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Some 10,500 people were being evacuated from their homes near the city of Perpignan in southwestern France as firefighters tried to control a blaze that has devoured 1,650 hectares, authorities said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Marco Lopez, a finance professional in San Antonio who has devoured the books, said he’s never been a big sports fan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
More than 6,000 people have had to leave their homes as lava has devoured almost 2,000 acres of land and destroyed some 2,000 buildings.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
Since its inception, the Dixie Fire has devoured California's parched forests at a mind-boggling rate — on some days tearing through an acre of land every second.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2021
Our table has devoured three baskets of them and we haven’t even ordered yet.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
