gobbling

Example Sentences

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The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Artificial-intelligence infrastructure is gobbling up so much memory that many suppliers have sold out their capacity through at least next year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Microscopic black particles called astrophage are gobbling the energy of every star including the sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

AI companies are gobbling up memory chips and other electronic parts, and makers of those parts are snapping up materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

“Thank you, Mrs. Gause,” said Mr. Lemoncello, gobbling down his ice cream even faster.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein