chew

Example Sentences

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But that $1 million sitting in a savings account could risk getting slowly eaten by inflation, in the same way that moths chew away at your favorite suit in your closet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

“The yield issue is continuing to chew up the clock.”

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

She said it was "so lovely that anybody would bother to come up and chew the cud with you for a while"

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

These products, because they are so easy to chew and digest quickly, hit the brain rapidly and can have a strong effect on its reward system, which is involved in pleasure, motivation and learning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

I saw them tear the pulp with their teeth just as I’d done, chew it, and drop the hard black nuts to the ground.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo