devour
Example Sentences
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Gelifen did want the cheese—he clambered across the table, joyfully hungry, and devoured half the plateful before Mal lifted his reluctant, flapping body away.
From Literature
But instead of getting devoured by the abyss, he says over Zoom, he honed in on making something “unknown.”
From Los Angeles Times
Unable to reach Dickson, she hid in the bushes as the animals wrecked her home and devoured the family’s corn supply.
Next he devoured a package of jerky, and chased it down with an entire plastic jar of peanut butter.
From Literature
When I see my girlfriend devour books faster than the popcorn she keeps within arm’s reach, I feel guilty — and envious.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
