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“I sincerely trust,” said Hilary, “that he has not what they call devouring passions.”

Flowering Wilderness 2004

What becomes of these ardent young spirits, the inner history of journalism in any great city might pathetically show; but the outside world knows them only in the fine frenzy of interviewing, or of recording the midnight ravages of what they call the devouring element, or of working up horrible murders or tragical accidents, or of tracking criminals who have baffled all the detectives.

A Modern Instance William Dean Howells 1878

Well .... * grin* I'm devouring (honestly, devouring is the right word) Archangel's Kiss.

Friday Book Club Nalini Singh 2010

But unfortunately, the "biting and devouring" is there in the Church even today as an expression of a poorly understood freedom.

Papal Letter about the Lifting of the SSPX Excommunications - the Letter Itself 2009

"Suppose," said the Lion -- "I only say suppose -- both of you ever had a chance of eating me, of -- ahem! in short, devouring your old friend Lal, would you do it?" asked the Lion, with an odd tremble in his voice.

The Tale of Lal A Fantasy Raymond Paton

Who doesn’t like coming home from work and getting online with your friends and teaming up to slay some helpless humans with your brain devouring zombies.

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It's worth asking then if she believes that American culture must recognize those roots to keep its fundamental identity and shared cultural and human heritage safe from what the pope would describe as a devouring consumer society, secularism and religious pluralism.

Hillary, Benedict and the Rootedness of Christianity 2008

Although it is variously described as a devouring beast that is never satisfied (see Proverbs 27:20) and a gloomy abode (see Job 10:21), it was not a place of punishment, but rather the destiny of all human souls.

Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007

Although it is variously described as a devouring beast that is never satisfied (see Proverbs 27:20) and a gloomy abode (see Job 10:21), it was not a place of punishment, but rather the destiny of all human souls.

Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007

Although it is variously described as a devouring beast that is never satisfied (see Proverbs 27:20) and a gloomy abode (see Job 10:21), it was not a place of punishment, but rather the destiny of all human souls.

Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007