devoured

Example Sentences

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"We have tentatively suggested that the long palps might allow the male to keep a safer distance during mating and help him avoid being attacked and devoured by the highly aggressive female."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

To her amazement, close to 200 people came with more than 180 cakes devoured.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

While they were out, ravens swooped in and devoured the eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Thousands of Principality Stadium tickets - once devoured in a daffodil-clad frenzy - remain unsold.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Perseus found, as Hercules was later to find, that a lovely maiden had been given up to be devoured by a horrible sea serpent.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton