How to Use devour in a Sentence

devour

verb

• The lions devoured their prey.
• He watched intently, devouring the scene before him with his eyes.
• He devoured everything on his plate.
• She devoured every golf magazine she could find.
• Needless to say, all three of my kids devoured this one and asked for more.
  — Esther Carlstone, Parents, 12 Sep. 2023
• With few predators, the snakes are free to devour native species unchecked.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
• The best late-season food plot is the one that doesn’t get devoured before the late season comes.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Anything a blog throws into the ether is likely to be shared and devoured by fans.
  — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
• Here again this theme of a devouring likeness resurfaces, the twin that spells death.
  — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• But some meals are meant to be savored instead of devoured.
  — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
• And then there’s the movie premiere itself, where ghoulish fans, straight out of The Day of the Locust, threaten to devour her.
  — Gregg Kilday, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2022
• But this marsupial has places to be and pests to devour.
  — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022
• Sometimes Dale would hop up on their shoulders to devour his snacks.
  — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
• Because there's is no better way to devour the crispy and juicy poultry than with your hands.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 3 Nov. 2022
• The Yule Cat is a giant black cat who lurks the countryside to devour anyone who isn’t wearing new clothes.
  — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2022
• There were popsicles to devour, lightening bugs to catch and jacks to play.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Aug. 2023
• Fishing is the largest export in the country, but that doesn’t mean locals aren’t devouring it by the shipful.
  — Claire Volkman, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
• As with Kotchman, valuable lessons in running a team were devoured.
  — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
• For the first time ever, a group of scientists caught a sun-like star devouring a planet.
  — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 7 May 2023
• The black hole powering the quasar devours the equivalent of one sun per day and has a mass about 17 billion times that of our sun, the researchers found.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
• Darlene My youngest is a picky eater, this recipe finally got the boy to devour a complete serving and ask for more!
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• Serve with a basket of warm bread on the side for a restaurant-quality dinner that's ready to devour in a mere 25 minutes.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2022
• Bread can be devoured in a few bites, whereas something like a salad takes longer to eat and requires utensils to dig through.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2023
• The lives of generations would be devoured by the labors of its decipherment.
  — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
• But then there is the biblical question: Shall the sword devour forever?
  — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• Wild horses devour the plants and trample the streams that serve as crucial habitat for native species.
  — Maggie Shannon Jill Cowan, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2022
• For those of us who watched Ricci devour the part 30 years ago, seeing the actress back in her element has double the joy.
  — Faran Krentcil, ELLE, 5 Dec. 2022
• The mango basil drop was the perfect summer cocktail and the truffle-parmesan fries could not have been devoured quicker.
  — oregonlive, 18 July 2023
• Even the pickiest of eaters will devour their vegetables, from spinach and green bean recipes, to Brussels sprouts (made with heaps of bacon).
  — Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 25 Oct. 2022
• The Sun’s core will grow denser and the star will expand by 100 times into something called a Red Giant, devouring any planets in its way.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024