VORACIOUS in a Sentence
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Example sentences for VORACIOUS, such as:
1. The wolf is a voracious animal, its hunger never satisfied.
2. They are brutally voracious, that is to say, ferocious, not after the fashion of the tyrant, but after the fashion of the tiger.
2. They are brutally voracious, that is to say, ferocious, not after the fashion of the tyrant, but after the fashion of the tiger.
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Meanings and Examples of VORACIOUS
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voracious
a. excessively greedy and grasping
a. devouring or craving food in great quantities
Classic Sentence:
1 She had wakened the sleeping dogs of old voracious anger in him, anger against the self-willed female.
2 They are brutally voracious, that is to say, ferocious, not after the fashion of the tyrant, but after the fashion of the tiger.
3 He flung himself upon the cold meat and bread which were still lying upon the table from his host's supper, and devoured it voraciously.
4 He walked up to the sideboard, and tearing a piece from the loaf he devoured it voraciously, washing it down with a long draught of water.
5 She stalked across the littered yard and climbed into the buggy, noticing with grim satisfaction that the men were tearing at the ham and cramming bits into their mouths voraciously.
Example Sentence:
1 The wolf is a voracious animal, its hunger never satisfied.