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'devour' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'devour' with 9 example sentences.


devour verb

: to consume

: enjoy avidly

: eat up completely, as with great appetite

: eat greedily


  • People were devouring, not eating, but literally devouring the dry overcooked meat.
  • The wild boars devoured the acorns.
  • The fish was devoured by the eagle.
  • I devour one crime novel after another.
  • The fire devoured the town.
  • After realizing copulation, the female praying mantis usually devours the male.
  • He was devoured by a tiger.
  • He devoured me with his eyes.
  • The starving man devoured the food.
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