wolf down

Example Sentences

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Some players will, like boxers, shed weight in saunas the night before, tip the scales and then wolf down carbohydrate-heavy food in the dressing room.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

“Don’t eat any more bread,” I caution my dining companion — this, after I wolf down a second piece of crusty sourdough.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

Disconsolate, I usually leave for home to wolf down salami on sourdough and pore over maps of Piedmont and Lombardy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2019

During the day, CNN plays on a massive television, entertaining guests while they wolf down gyros and fries at one of a handful of copper-topped tables.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2017

He didn’t wolf down his food or dance lame old dances like he used to.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia