chewed

Example Sentences

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Wasp nests typically have rough walls made from chewed plant material and saliva.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Now, they say, that extra money will likely get chewed up by higher gas prices.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Some of the crucial work done at Bell Labs might now seem mundane: for example, how to fabricate sheathing so undersea cables wouldn’t be chewed through by Toredo worms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

It chewed through rubber tires and engine hoses.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

She peeled off the bark of a musasa tree, then chewed and rolled it until it formed a kind of twine.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer