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
Microscopic black particles called astrophage are gobbling the energy of every star including the sun.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
During the peak of the pandemic, celebrities as well as lower-profile people of means were gobbling up Hidden Hills homes like hotcakes.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
Even more embarrassed, she crept into the carriage where the children were already busy gobbling up all the chocolate.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
