How to Use munch in a Sentence
munch
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The herd had been in the barn area for decades, munching feed.
—Peter Whoriskey, kansascity.com, 8 May 2017
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If the munchkins do plan on munching on the chia, please, uh, don’t.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2023
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Even deer and rabbits will munch on the seedlings and plants if given the chance.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
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The goat-palooza calmly chewed grass and munched on branches.
—Amy Lieu, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2018
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Adults munch on flowers and skeletonize leaves of a broad range of plants.
—The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 18 June 2018
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About 2.5 pounds of maggots can munch through five pounds of food waste in about four hours.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 7 June 2017
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In the meantime, dogs can munch on two menu items catered to canine tastes.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Apr. 2021
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The man munched on Arby's French fries while police talked to him.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
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As herds were moved into barns, and thus away from grass, more and more munched maize.
—The Economist, 13 Sep. 2017
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Plus, many of these Halloween treats make for quick snacks to munch on throughout the week.
—Leah Rocketto and Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 May 2022
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For years, a blight of caterpillars had been munching the trees to death.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Ponies munched grass on the side of the road, and white storks nested atop farmhouses.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
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In Paris, people walking home at the end of the day, munching on a bit of baguette, remains a part of the cityscape.
—New York Times, 10 Nov. 2019
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Be on the lookout for brown or white moths – these come from worms that love to munch on cabbage.
—Erika Butler, The Aegis, 16 Mar. 2018
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Dogs and cats also tend to munch on the bumbling insects.
—London Gibson, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021
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Dogs and cats also tend to munch on the bumbling insects.
—London Gibson, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021
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Dogs and cats also tend to munch on the bumbling insects.
—London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2021
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Dogs and cats also tend to munch on the bumbling insects.
—London Gibson, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021
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Mia is sleeping downstairs, and Leo is munching on the cuff of my sweater.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
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But if that bison munches on a few grass leaves, the plant can regrow new leaves from the base.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2024
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When the eggs hatch, the larvae munch on the ball while the parents feed them and protect the nest from other beetles.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 24 Aug. 2017
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Downstairs, the masses munched street food and made a party of their search for the guts of this night's glory.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Dec. 2024
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Frantz often sets out on the popcorn trail of his life, only to stop and munch the popcorn.
—Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021
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Frantz often sets out on the popcorn trail of his life, only to stop and munch the popcorn.
—Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
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Video shows the big animal making his rounds and stopping to munch on the vines.
—Los Angeles Times, oregonlive, 28 Sep. 2019
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Video shows the big animal making his rounds and stopping to munch on the vines.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2019
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Pick your favorite, spread out the map on a picnic table, take in the view, maybe munch a trail lunch and plan the rest of your trip.
—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2017
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Getting to munch on free snacks while shopping at Costco is one of the best parts of a trip to the wholesale store.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2020
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The 20-year-old toiled with the other students who munched on pizza and guzzled cans of Coke.
—Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2019
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The drive is all about the unexpected, from a moose munching on leaves at the side of the road to elk meandering along the tree line to bald eagles soaring overhead.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
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