Example sentences for: devour

How can you use “devour” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • For instance, to avoid polluting the elements, Parsis do not bury or cremate their dead, but lay them exposed and naked on their famous Towers of Silence for the vultures to devour.

  • Although reviewers grant that this production benefits from some nuanced performances, they still conclude that "The Sound of Music isn't really for grown-ups" (Ben Brantley, the New York Times ). They predict audiences will continue to devour the show's sentimental story anyway.

  • Children were routinely told horrifying tales about gruesome creatures lurking nearby, ready to devour them if they so much as left their beds.

  • The judge hasn't decided whether Microsoft violated antitrust laws, as the Justice Department contends, but he ordered the halt just to make sure that Microsoft doesn't devour the browser market while the case is in court.

  • While our cars eat up the miles, we chew over ideas, digest information, devour with our eyes, make mincemeat of our enemies, and take what they say with a pinch of salt .


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