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

Rather, streaming platforms are gobbling up a growing share of ad dollars as their audiences expand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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