Example sentences for: gobbled

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

  • Inflation was in double digits, eroding pension plans and savings accounts; interest rates had reached 21 percent, the highest since the Civil War; the Soviet bear was on the prowl, having gobbled up 10 countries between 1974, when South Vietnam fell, and 1979, when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan.

  • In addition to Ripley coping with her personhood/alienhood, you have a setup out of The Poseidon Adventure , with a bunch of people trying to push their way through the watery space station to reach their little ship, with one after another getting gobbled down by aliens at regular intervals.

  • Everyone else in Hollywood was flabbergasted and jealous, while the media dwelled on fears that a cultural treasure was being gobbled up.


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