gnawing

Example Sentences

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Evidence includes a hominin femur marked by clear signs of gnawing.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

For anyone in Caroline's situation, simply seeing a parent with a pram can be painful, the source of a gnawing envy.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

AI could be one, as well: The very thing powering the stock market to records might be gnawing away at Americans’ sense of well being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Those rate increases surpassed average inflation rates and wage growth, KFF said, providing another reminder of the costs gnawing at households.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

When I see him being partial to Margot, approving Margot’s every action, praising her, hugging her, I feel a gnawing ache inside, because I’m crazy about him.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank