How to Use chew up in a Sentence

chew up

phrasal verb
Definition of chew upnext
  • And why on earth are some of my blooms chewed up and spotty?
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • Cleveland should try to run the football and chew up the clock against the Bengals.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The river leaped its banks, changed course and chewed up bits of the 13-mile-long Westside road.
    — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The Chargers get a field goal and chew up nearly 10 minutes of clock.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Tank tracks chewed up paved roads, leaving dusty stretches of earth in their wake.
    — Abdel Kareem Hana, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • With the game tied at 31-31 with just over three minutes to go, the Lions offense drove down the field while chewing up the clock.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Three touchdown possessions chewed up 75 yards, and the fourth went 71 yards.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Start with the fact a good chunk of the $22 million will be chewed up by Jeremy Swayman’s next contract.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 June 2024
  • At first, everyone in Paw Patrol got chewed up and spit out.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The Eagles’ standout bolstered his case, chewing up the Ravens’ stingy run defense by the chunk.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The cell’s own machinery then repairs the cut, chewing up a bit of DNA or adding some in the process, thus disrupting the gene.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2016
  • Bonita Vista penalties chewed up big yardage for Hilltop on the nine-play, 80-yard drive capped off when Jose Cabrera powered in from the 2.
    — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Concerns about dogs chewing up their beds can be put to rest, as these beds are built to withstand their playful nature.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • Even so, Mack put up a showing the majority of the 156-player would have happily taken as a firm and fast No. 2 course chewed up many of the game’s elite.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 June 2024
  • Everyone in the cast chews up the Vatican City scenery, and those theartics are somewhat warranted.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • That can happy so easily in the NBA, a league chews up and spits out players on an annual basis.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Though not a track star, Washington is a long strider and chews up real estate quickly.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
  • My teacher looked at me with disappointment yet seemed amused by the boys who took to scotch tape or even chewed up gum to hold their pillows together.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 May 2024
  • Awkward bends in urban trees can be difficult to work with, and nails — or bullets — embedded in trees can chew up saw blades.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • After long runs and races, Neckar breaks open three or four 10-pound bags of ice and empties them into a tub of cold water, then plunges his chewed up legs into the ice bath for 15 minutes.
    — T.j Murphy, Outside Online, 23 Sep. 2020
  • However, helmets can slide around, and mouthguards often get chewed up.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2022
  • Third, angular breaks in the woody fibers suggested that the plant material had been chewed up rather than stepped on or weathered by water.
    — Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • He’s chewed up several pieces of our furniture in the living room, including the arm of our couch and one of the coffee table legs, not to mention clawing at the carpet.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Liberty’s pass-first scheme simply couldn’t hang while Frederick Douglass’ ground game was chewing up the clock.
    — Henry Brown, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
  • In both years, the Broncos’ financial obligations to Wilson will chew up far more of their salary cap than Herbert’s contract will consume of the Chargers’ cap.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Others had bones chewed up by predators that would have crushed bones to get to various salts and marrow, similar to what modern hyenas do.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
  • An aspiring actor, Montesi might have gone on to be a star, but instead, she was chewed up and spit out by the film industry, as countless women were.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
  • That’ll leave rookie Joey Cantillo to chew up some innings Wednesday, a day after Cleveland leaned on its bullpen to cover 6 2/3 innings.
    — Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • Marchand can’t help but chew up his Warriors, especially the right glove, which protects his dominant hand.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Say goodbye to concerns that your dog may chew up your bed because these mattresses are made to endure their playful nature and active antics.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2023

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