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Examples
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In fact, the Roma people refer to that period as the "Devouring".
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'"Devouring" is a good word,' said Philpot, and the others laughed.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Robert Tressell 1890
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Bretton owns a Goya painting of Saturn Devouring his Son, which in a rage he destroys.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – review Philip French 2010
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“Devouring Heart” is the only lesbian tale in the book and Andrea Dale presents a heartbreaking tale of love and how far a lover will go to keep a partner.
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I can imagine sitting in the dining room and view Saturn Devouring his Son from the shadows while eating chicken.
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A loose structure, based on themes: Devouring Time, Separation, Jealousy, and Time Defied.
Love Is My Sin deliasherman 2010
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Devouring "Tales of the South Pacific" after the war, I paid much less attention to Michener's accounts of struggle and tragedy than to his vivid evocations of exotic places and soaring romance.
A Pacific Theater of Memories Joe Morgenstern 2010
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Devouring "Tales of the South Pacific" after the war, I paid much less attention to Michener's accounts of struggle and tragedy than to his vivid evocations of exotic places and soaring romance.
A Pacific Theater of Memories Joe Morgenstern 2010
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Devouring pizzas amid mounds of paper, lawmakers plowed through countless provisions.
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Devouring "Tales of the South Pacific" after the war, I paid much less attention to Michener's accounts of struggle and tragedy than to his vivid evocations of exotic places and soaring romance.
A Pacific Theater of Memories Joe Morgenstern 2010
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