Example Sentences

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Because the fires in Los Angeles this year have chewed through thousands of buildings, the smoke contains all sorts of harmful particles from the homes, cars, furniture, paints and belongings that burned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Evading the efforts of pest controllers, they have chewed up her doors and skirting boards and have eaten her dogs' food.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

Check boxes for signs of webbing or tiny holes that caterpillars might have chewed; if you’re unsure and you don’t want to toss the boxes, put them in a freezer.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022

I would have chewed off my right arm to do, well, pretty much anything with her, but it never happened.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2021

But I have chewed it all well and I am not nauseated.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway