How to Use voracious in a Sentence

voracious

adjective

• He has a voracious appetite.
• The founder, a voracious reader named Richard Bartinsdale, was charmed by the book carts in Paris found on the banks of the Seine.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
• An analysis of the reach of such posts found the far-right to be the more voracious consumers.
  — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
• The wine is named for the voracious hares that feed on the sap of grapevines, causing damage to vineyards.
  — Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
• Yet there’s no doubt that the demand for AI in drones has been voracious and growing.
  — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2022
• Cetas loved to fish and was a voracious knitter, his children said.
  — José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
• But the fate of these and other native fish are now confronting fresh threats: the smallmouth bass, a voracious predator.
  — Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2022
• Smallmouth bass, even more voracious, arrived in the 1990s.
  — Brittany Peterson and John Flesher, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022
• Tolsky loved to knit and was a voracious reader, her sister said.
  — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2022
• Before they are planted, the seedlings are coated in wax — to foil voracious beetles.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Their voracious caterpillars have caused widespread damage to forests, parks and trees in streets and yards.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2022
• Janet, with a tidy bedroom upstairs, was a quiet girl and a voracious reader.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• Growing up, books were the first stories Bowser got lost in thanks to her mother who was a voracious reader.
  — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• But Daly was a voracious reader, a side effect of having polio as a boy and missing out on the Texas football craze.
  — Jon D. Erickson, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2022
• For the voracious reader A book is a great gift, but an e-reader that carries 1,000 titles is an even better one.
  — Nick Guy, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
• Global investment banks have cashed in on the Adani Group’s voracious appetite for debt.
  — John Hyatt, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• That’s not going to be simple; the company hasn’t disclosed the cost of the project, but its capital needs are voracious.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 29 June 2023
• That age devoured by that voracious appetite for change.
  — Denis Villeneuve, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2021
• If your grandparent is a voracious reader, then a Book of the Month Club subscription is a great gift to keep them flipping pages.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
• The round-the-world journey of a single pair of Levi’s made in a factory in Lesotho shines a light on the cost of America’s voracious appetite for fast fashion.
  — Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2022
• Whether your dog is a voracious eater or just likes to play with their bowls at mealtime, a non-skid bowl can hold its place to avoid floor scratches and other messes.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
• Charlotte was a voracious reader, and inspired a love of language in her elder son.
  — The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
• The Pickle has grown rapidly, given his voracious appetite to connect with his fans.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2022
• These voracious microorganisms are being used to clean up oil spills and radioactive waste, and to break down plastics.
  — Richard Schiffman, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
• It’s actually the caterpillar stage of the moth that is known for its voracious and harmful appetite.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Sep. 2022
• The fish poses a threat to local ecosystems because of its voracious appetite, experts said.
  — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
• Young smallmouth bass, which grow into voracious warm-water predators, were found between the dam and Lees Ferry last year.
  — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
• For the couple, there was practically nowhere else to go as voracious travelers who had been to 170 countries.
  — Laurie Werner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• From early on, hooks was a voracious reader, the Watkins family explains.
  — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• His voracious mind never settled in front of a computer.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024