It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead - these the living. From LearnThat.org. [Antisthenes (444-371 BC).]
The farm is their only asset, but if either needs nursing-home care, the government will devour it. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Not Just An Issue Of Black And White] Reference
The word devour had gained a fresh resonance for me. From Wordnik.com. [The Skrayling Tree]
Then it was but playing with the sword; now, Shall the sword devour for ever?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther)] Reference
The tape called upon Muslims to "devour" the Americans. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2003] Reference
Wolf, and pronounced the spell as far as "devour," when the creature raised his head and snorted. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country] Reference
Oh, sorry, I thought Timmy and "devour" were the same person -- their comments are equally witty!. From Wordnik.com. [The Clog] Reference
Any bright boy will "devour" the books of this series, once he has made a start with the first volume. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers] Reference
The ogre threatened to devour the president's agenda. From Wordnik.com. ['Static kill' of oil well deemed a success; gulf waters begin clearing] Reference
Points of light devour Nadia's face, square and manic. From Wordnik.com. [Bandits in the Afternoon Rain] Reference
I let you devour me and then only ask that you do it again. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from the Aslyum (2)] Reference
They devour widows 'houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. From Wordnik.com. [Scoundrels and Street Preachers] Reference
Shark Swimmers fear its famous fins, but Asian diners devour them. From Wordnik.com. [Environment: Cape No Cod?] Reference
He lost his grip, and turned to see crashing water devour his family. From Wordnik.com. [Dark After The Storm] Reference
You'll watch TV, read newspapers -- and devour news magazines, we hope. From Wordnik.com. [Top Of The Week] Reference
At the current rate of increase, it will devour a fifth of GDP by 2018. From Wordnik.com. [The Case for Killing Granny] Reference
Democrats have found a new kind of red meat that their audiences devour. From Wordnik.com. [THE DEMOCRATS' NEW RED MEAT] Reference
I devour all kinds of funny reading and funny television and funny movies. From Wordnik.com. [A Laureate for Kids (It’s OK to Laugh)] Reference
For traditionalists, there's Morton's, where powerful people devour red meat. From Wordnik.com. [When You Can't Get Into Spago] Reference
Their deadly accurate call: "Unchecked entitlements will devour America's future.". From Wordnik.com. [Richard C. Morais: The Politics of Fiction] Reference
The ground was wet and lush with undergrowth that threatened to devour his scrawny feet. From Wordnik.com. [A Jungle Tale] Reference
Newfoundland is an angry place and will devour the terns if they stay even another hour. From Wordnik.com. [Honduras] Reference
Why has Magellan begun to devour managers at a rate seen only in professional sports teams?. From Wordnik.com. [Caveat Emptor] Reference
Otherwise they'll devour our treasure (assuming we have any, after all the deficit spending). From Wordnik.com. [Medicare's In Good Health] Reference
IS THE PUBLIC APPETITE FOR KENNEDYANA sufficiently ravenous to devour two new tell-some books?. From Wordnik.com. [A Double Helping Of Kennedy Dish] Reference
Land of Plenty: Sometimes it's good to devour a cookbook you have no intention of cooking from. From Wordnik.com. [Five Knockouts] Reference
The Democrats seemed happy to just get out of the way and let the Republicans devour themselves. From Wordnik.com. [A Secret Life] Reference
(The post office and the government's transportation - "public option," Amtrak, devour subsidies.). From Wordnik.com. [Mitch McConnell Smiled?] Reference
He still goes to restaurants with his wife, but the two-course meals he used to devour are history. From Wordnik.com. [The Diet Of Last Resort] Reference
Barilla bow ties that I devour, and want to pick one up to my neck and wear it but then I think better. From Wordnik.com. [Brooklyn Dressing] Reference
Birds and bats are natural insecticides: a small brown bat can devour up to 600 mosquitoes in an hour. From Wordnik.com. [Eaten by Aedes: The buzz on summer mosquitoes] Reference
About four percent of the Verizon users devour more than 2 GB, versus only 1.6 percent of iPhone users. From Wordnik.com. [Smart-phone data use is soaring—and some bills may follow suit] Reference
For maximum pleasure, you should immediately devour them right in the store instead of taking them home. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking And Making Rules] Reference
Confined to their own realm, his demons will devour each other, and his own existence will be quenched. From Wordnik.com. [Dangle Veils] Reference
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