On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Devours. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Devours in a sentence
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Devours meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of devour
Using Devours
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of devour
- In the example corpus, devours often appears in combinations such as: devours the.
Context around Devours
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Devours
- In this selection, "devours" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, species, willingly, slowly and chapter stand out and add context to how "devours" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and slowly devours it and as it devours him like. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "devours" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with devours
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eventually, the alligator traps the rat and slowly devours it. (10 words)
She willingly devours chapter books and reads about 40 minutes a day. (12 words)
A member of the Black Order, Supergiant is a powerful telepath whose species devours the minds of others. (18 words)
The fourth, a beast with ten horns, devours the whole earth, treading it down and crushing it, and a further small horn appears and uproots three of the earlier horns. (30 words)
With her better nature overcome, the she-wolf devours each of her own children, then her relatives' children in order of relationship, and finally the children of strangers. (28 words)
Odysseus successfully navigates the strait, but when he and his crew are momentarily distracted by Charybdis, Scylla snatches six sailors off the deck and devours them alive. (27 words)
Example sentences (8)
A member of the Black Order, Supergiant is a powerful telepath whose species devours the minds of others.
As such, Victor's creation appears to be his death as it devours him like a Venus flytrap.
He devours his enemies so ravenously that, when he speaks, their tails are still hanging from his mouth.
She willingly devours chapter books and reads about 40 minutes a day.
Eventually, the alligator traps the rat and slowly devours it.
Odysseus successfully navigates the strait, but when he and his crew are momentarily distracted by Charybdis, Scylla snatches six sailors off the deck and devours them alive.
The fourth, a beast with ten horns, devours the whole earth, treading it down and crushing it, and a further small horn appears and uproots three of the earlier horns.
With her better nature overcome, the she-wolf devours each of her own children, then her relatives' children in order of relationship, and finally the children of strangers.
Common combinations with devours
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: