devouring

Example Sentences

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Like Nishimatsu, Yamamoto can't yet vote but he is currently devouring a book written by Takaichi and says she reminds him of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Now, Mobile Fortify’s widespread use by ICE has raised concerns among privacy advocates and some former officials, who argue the app is devouring huge amounts of personal information without adequate oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

"The fire was telling me that I couldn't take anything away, that I had no right or power to stop it from devouring everything."

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Over the same mountains where the Palisades fire roared, the supervisor and secretary were observing the state’s nearly 675-acre flagship project to stop the Santa Monica Mountains’ next firestorm from devouring homes and killing residents.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

“Lou steered my life away from something dark and devouring, and toward something unimaginably happy,” she says.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove