How to Use gobble in a Sentence
gobble
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That tom gobbled once more and shut up.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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Wait to eat corn or gobble it up right away?
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Deer will gobble them up as a high-protein meal.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
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The two toms turned back, gobbling every few steps.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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Four birds gobbled from the woods behind the blind, then flew down.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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Rose gobbled it up, lay in my arms and not long after was at rest.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
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This cheesy, spicy, creamy dip will be the first thing gobbled up at your party.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
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Detroit gobbled its crab cakes.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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The gobbling box will often arouse an old tom that nothing else can stir.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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Even the most reluctant fish will want to gobble them up.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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But better get those tickets fast; they get gobbled up.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Black holes don’t directly gobble up stars, gas and dust.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Stolz’s chase of four gold medals is gobbling up most of the sport’s Olympics headlines.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
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My reluctant meat eaters gobbled it down.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
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Toms gobble most just after first light, in an effort to attract hens.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
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The links in our taste were gobbled up quickly—perhaps too quickly.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2024
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But unlike us, most elephants simply gobble them up whole—peel and all.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023
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The sprawl was bleeding westward, and gobbling up public land to do it.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
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Some gobble grapes or black-eyed peas, while others pucker up at midnight.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 25 Dec. 2023
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Now intrigued, Bleu follows him out of the kitchen and sits to gobble up his meal.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
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So if a tom gobbles at one or two of your calls and then goes quiet, don’t be discouraged.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
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This family- and crowd-friendly meal gets gobbled up at all kinds of occasions.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
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No surprise that folks gobbled way more dessert than vegetables.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
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Some birds may gobble once in response to a call and never say another peep.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 14 May 2022
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So, the lumbering maw that is our leader is likely to gobble it up.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
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Just a guy to gobble up innings and maybe start toward the back end of a playoff series.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
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Is this the beginning of a long-term trend of AI gobbling up jobs?
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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So gather your fam and your art supplies, and gobble up these creative turkey crafts.
—Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Sep. 2022
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And getting a turkey to gobble over and over from long range will only draw other hunters to him.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
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For most other games, on the other hand, fans have gobbled up available tickets.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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