gnawing

Example Sentences

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But now it seems that a very contemporary and more personal issue could be gnawing at Timesfolk and driving them to the brink of paranoia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

But that teaches another more cautionary lesson about collecting nemeses: Salieri never figured out how to channel his gnawing envy into motivation.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Citrus greening disease is caused by a bacterial infection that is delivered by the gnawing of the Asian citrus psyllid.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

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

She began to attack it ferociously, gnawing on it with the side of her mouth, dancing around it as if it were an animal she had successfully brought down in a hunt.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz