gobbling

Example Sentences

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AI firms' growing pursuit of computing capacity is driving demand for energy to power data centres, as well as gobbling up rare raw materials for many of the high-end chips required.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

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

Elon Musk is going all-in on artificial intelligence, but his xAI has been gobbling up SpaceX’s cash, diverting attention away from the rocket-launch and satellite operations.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Now the redwoods are regrowing, “gorgeous” and gobbling carbon, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Penelope felt self-conscious gobbling away while the children were so gloomy, but the strenuous dancing of the previous day had given her a hearty appetite that no amount of stuffed dead animal heads could erase.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood