devoured
Example Sentences
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Some 10,500 people were being evacuated from their homes near the city of Perpignan in southwestern France as firefighters tried to control a blaze that has devoured 1,650 hectares, authorities said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
"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
Born in 1938 to a dentist and a homemaker, Judy Sussman grew up around adults who devoured books and could speak frankly about the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Gurgi, sitting cross-legged, devoured his food with so many outcries of pleasure and loud smackings of his lips that he seemed to be eating twice as much as he really did.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
