devour greedily

Frequency: 7.01.1 per million words

to eat something quickly and in large amounts, showing a strong desire for more

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Examples (20)

  • He devoured the food greedily.
  • The starving man greedily devoured the loaf of bread.
  • After the long hike, the children greedily devoured their sandwiches.
  • Look at the kids! They are greedily devouring the birthday cake.
  • The wolf devoured the carcass greedily, leaving nothing behind.
  • After the long hike, we greedily devoured the entire pizza.
  • The starving character in the novel always devours any meal greedily.
  • The pack of wolves greedily devoured their kill.
  • I was so hungry that I greedily devoured three slices of cake.
  • He's always so hungry after soccer practice; he just greedily devours whatever is on his plate.
  • The mythical beast devoured the offered sacrifice greedily.
  • While everyone else was chatting, he was in the corner, greedily devouring the appetizers.
  • If you're truly hungry, you will devour that pizza greedily.
  • I'm so hungry I could greedily devour a whole chicken right now.
  • By the time we arrived, the stray dog had already greedily devoured all the scraps.
  • The survivors of the shipwreck greedily devoured the first proper meal they'd had in weeks.
  • We watched in amazement as the python greedily devoured its prey whole.
  • I watched in amazement as the competitive eater greedily devoured ten hot dogs in a minute.
  • The famished refugees would devour any donated food greedily.
  • The feast was greedily devoured by the famished travelers.