chewing

Example Sentences

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Flames spread up steep slopes, chewing through island chaparral, along with some grass and brush, said Mike Theune, fire information officer assigned to the incident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Much of the tech industry’s spending increase has come as the costs for memory capacity rise, with AI demand chewing up available supply and threatening to push prices higher for electronic devices.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Captain Maro Itoje was the best he has been in this tournament, as tough to shift as week-old chewing gum over the breakdown.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

That’s when Ms. Nichter, who is Jewish, observed passengers around her ripping apart their Israeli passports, stuffing the larger scraps into sickness bags while chewing and swallowing the smaller pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

He’s been nervously chewing on his lip since I got in his mom’s minivan.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas