How to use "devour" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "devour" in popular movie and book plots

  • As it clutches her in its talons and is about to devour her, she quickly dons the crown and turns the dragon to gold.  - Heir Apparent (novel)
  • Once the planet has been consumed, the alien takes the form of the entire planet and seeks to devour other planets within the galaxy.  - Abadox
  • When the troll threatens to devour him, however, the third billy goat challenges him and knocks the troll off the bridge with his horns.  - Three Billy Goats Gruff
  • His intention is to use the weapon to destroy their defenses and devour all of their settlements.  - Mortal Engines
  • A German aircraft suddenly drops a container full of supplies, and the men rush out to devour its contents.  - Stalingrad (1993 film)
  • Camilla sits on a branch above the ground, cradling the baby, while wolves devour one of the men.  - The Guardian (1990 film)
  • While Judah is still impaled, Ashe calls upon a murder of crows, which devour Judah.  - The Crow: City of Angels
  • He kills his former supervisor Dave Stockley (Kim Coates) by tossing him into the enclosure, where the sandkings then devour him.  - The Sandkings
  • Shinichi feels compelled to fight other Parasites, who devour humans as food, while enlisting Migi's help.  - Parasyte
  • These rings are dangerous magical artifacts that, individually, devour the life force of anyone they touch, rendering them comatose.  - Zombiepowder.
  • He and Bagheera rest in a tree for the night, where Kaa, a hungry python, tries to devour Mowgli, but Bagheera intervenes.  - The Jungle Book (1967 film)
  • Eddie soon arrives, but as he tries to pull the trailer back over the edge with an SUV, the adult rexes return and devour him.  - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  • They realize they are trapped by what is apparently some unknown blob creature that is waiting to devour whoever enters the water.  - The Raft (short story)
  • Just as the spider is about to devour the creature, Charas crushes them both with a rock.  - The Fly (1958 film)
  • Scott is captured by several vampires who begin to devour him.  - From Dusk till Dawn
  • The Maitlands intervene before the ceremony is completed, with Barbara riding a sandworm through the house to devour Betelgeuse.  - Beetlejuice

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