devour

Example Sentences

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Postsurgery, she began to devour several novels a week—but only about romance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Tech is having a tough week, with fresh fears AI is going to devour software and now Alphabet’s eye-popping capital spending plans to absorb.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

A data center for AI training can devour as much electricity as 1,000 Walmart stores, while an AI search can use 10 times the amount of energy as a google search.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The company has seen the Gen Z audiences devour hits of yesteryear such as “How I Met Your Mother,” “Modern Family” and “Golden Girls.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Watching her brother devour his food, Hanako thought about America, where he would be able to eat all he wanted someday—in a year or two or three, she wasn’t sure.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata