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'chew' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'chew' with 20 example sentences.


chew noun

: a wad of something chewable as tobacco

: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

chew verb

: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth


  • Does it hurt when you chew?
  • I'm addicted to chewing gum.
  • Have you ever chewed tobacco?
  • He chewed on his pencil.
  • The dog chewed on the bone.
  • She's chewing gum, isn't she?
  • She chews on her fingernails.
  • The squirrel chewed through the power cable.
  • Don't bite off more than you can chew.
  • Cats sometimes chew on plants.
  • Beavers must always wear down their teeth by chewing on trees.
  • He can't chew well, because he has a toothache now.
  • "Did you see my cat?" "No." "Liar, you're still chewing!"
  • Cows spend hours just chewing their cud.
  • You must swallow pills, not chew them in your mouth.
  • Chewing gum is banned in this school.
  • The boss just chewed him out again.
  • The dog chewed up my boot.
  • Mabel loves to chew the fat while playing bridge.
  • I didn't know, so don't chew me out.
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