Example Sentences

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Chinese automakers have swallowed up market share in other countries around the world, a worrisome prospect for U.S. car executives who struggle to compete on production costs and vehicle technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

"So far, companies have swallowed the burden of tariffs" but in the future could pass them through to consumer prices, which the bank "will monitor," Ueda said.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Social media has created digital silos that have swallowed users whole, demanding that they display their individualism in a way that attracts followers or risk being shunned and alone in electronic hell.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

Wonderful says its vision for a scaled-up Wonderful Industrial Park is wholly different from the thousands of sprawling distribution centers that have swallowed up neighborhoods in California’s Inland Empire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

He would have swallowed if his mouth wasn’t so dry.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste