be swallowed up
Example Sentences
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“I just think they need to be more effective at explaining the science in a way that can be swallowed up by the masses.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Sometimes it feels as though, if we take one wrong step, we’ll be swallowed up by one of them.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2025
Worldwide, rising sea levels and increasing urbanization represent a formula for disaster, with more and more people seeking to live on land that will, at some point, be swallowed up by the sea.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
The photos circulating on social media looked dramatic, as if Dodger Stadium might be swallowed up by Hilary’s floodwaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
She wanted to be swallowed up by the house where she and Warren had grown up and played and argued and planned, where he no longer waited for her, which he would never enter again.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
