gnaw at
Example Sentences
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Outside, beavers gnaw at the vegetation around the chilly waters.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024
Then, unprompted, Kravchenko started to talk about his own future, a subject that must gnaw at so many minds after months spent in constant danger.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024
This pseudothumb comes in handy — pandas need a tight grasp as they gnaw at rigid bamboo.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022
But if these exchanges gnaw at you, then, sure, shift your answer a bit: “Thanks for asking. Are you offering a job or asking a favor?”
From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2021
Siddhartha thought yearningly and bitterly about his son, nursed his love and feeling of tenderness for him, let the pain gnaw at him, underwent all the follies of love.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
