chew

Example Sentences

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Yet even Amik needed 30 years to chew his way out of the billion dollars in red ink that the Montreal Olympics cost.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“The yield issue is continuing to chew up the clock.”

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

She said it was "so lovely that anybody would bother to come up and chew the cud with you for a while"

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In these big games, he doesn’t just chew the scenery, he orders it rare and asks for seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The soft cotton becomes wet with spit as I chew and think of how to pay for next week’s Superlotto ticket.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na