How to Use chomp in a Sentence

chomp

verb
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  • They were chomping burgers at a picnic.
  • Those who want to chomp on the three items on the menu – Sgt.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2022
  • The bear chomped his arm and left a wound on the back of his neck and bites on his head.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Cher then picked up the giant tongue and chomped down, much to the delight of the host.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 20 June 2018
  • Sally chomps down on the fruit and blue gunk squirts out.
    — Rose Minutaglio, Country Living, 27 Mar. 2018
  • After chomping down the fruit, the student taped the peel back on to the wall.
    — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 1 May 2023
  • These days, baseball fans are chomping at the bit to get to the park.
    — Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2017
  • Two bite marks show a big cat also chomped on the bone at some point.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
  • Cold, clean air bit into our lungs as our skis chomped the snow.
    — Ed Kressy, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • There’s no bacteria that sits there and chomp down on the flesh.
    — Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • But the steely-eyed Hogan never played any golf shot while chomping on the stem of a rose.
    — Jimmy Burch, star-telegram.com, 19 May 2017
  • The cigar-chomping Mr. Lutz was also no stranger to the spotlight.
    — John D. Stoll, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2018
  • Bouncers chomp down hard on the base of the enemy’s wing.
    — Josie Garthwaite, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2012
  • If the fruit doesn't bother you, by all means, keep chomping on it.
    — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 6 Aug. 2015
  • Swim, fly, roll and chomp your way to the open ocean in a bid for freedom and to reunite friends once again.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Drizzles a bit of his glossy orange sauce on one and chomps down.
    — Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit, 25 June 2018
  • It’s been over two years since Dawn FM and fans are chomping at the bit for Abel’s next era of music.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 July 2024
  • Since gar are used to chomping down on bones and scales, the hooks and wire in their mouths won’t bother them in the slightest.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
  • Just note: The green tops of spring onions can be tougher than a scallion's and might not have the best texture for chomping.
    — Samantha MacAvoy, Women's Health, 28 July 2023
  • These were wounds left by the cookiecutter sharks that chomped at the fish during the lengthy battle.
    — Outdoor Life, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Nancy didn’t tolerate it and chomped her teeth down on the thief’s hand.
    — Juan Ortega, www.sun-sentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Let’s kick things off by chomping the belly out of a myth: Sharks do get cancer.
    — Fortune, 24 July 2017
  • Add one more to the 2bn people worldwide who chomp insects.
    — The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Being in the presence of goats, who may pee on our mats or chomp on our hair, was a way to rejoice in the way things are.
    — Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2018
  • Plus, the greens are chopped to perfect salad-chomping size!
    — Jessica Fecteau, PEOPLE.com, 25 Dec. 2017
  • Onlookers gave off excited screams as the great white emerged and chomped on the whale.
    — Fox News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Instead of just a nibble, most of the panel was chomping.
    — Author: Emily Heil, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Bing sniffed at it, daintily removed it from the bun, and began to chomp on it, so that the end of it wagged like a cigar.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
  • Probably chomping at the bit to, but not going to do it.
    — Fox News, 9 June 2018
  • Xin Bao relaxed in her enclosure, and Yun Chuan chomped on some leaves.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 July 2024

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