How to Use munch in a Sentence

munch

verb
  • The herd had been in the barn area for decades, munching feed.
    Peter Whoriskey, kansascity.com, 8 May 2017
  • If the munchkins do plan on munching on the chia, please, uh, don’t.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The goat-palooza calmly chewed grass and munched on branches.
    Amy Lieu, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2018
  • Adults munch on flowers and skeletonize leaves of a broad range of plants.
    The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 18 June 2018
  • About 2.5 pounds of maggots can munch through five pounds of food waste in about four hours.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 7 June 2017
  • In the meantime, dogs can munch on two menu items catered to canine tastes.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The man munched on Arby's French fries while police talked to him.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • As herds were moved into barns, and thus away from grass, more and more munched maize.
    The Economist, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Plus, many of these Halloween treats make for quick snacks to munch on throughout the week.
    Leah Rocketto and Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 May 2022
  • For years, a blight of caterpillars had been munching the trees to death.
    Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
  • In Paris, people walking home at the end of the day, munching on a bit of baguette, remains a part of the cityscape.
    New York Times, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Be on the lookout for brown or white moths – these come from worms that love to munch on cabbage.
    Erika Butler, The Aegis, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Dogs and cats also tend to munch on the bumbling insects.
    London Gibson, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021
  • But if that bison munches on a few grass leaves, the plant can regrow new leaves from the base.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2024
  • When the eggs hatch, the larvae munch on the ball while the parents feed them and protect the nest from other beetles.
    Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Frantz often sets out on the popcorn trail of his life, only to stop and munch the popcorn.
    Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Video shows the big animal making his rounds and stopping to munch on the vines.
    Los Angeles Times, oregonlive, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Pick your favorite, spread out the map on a picnic table, take in the view, maybe munch a trail lunch and plan the rest of your trip.
    Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2017
  • Getting to munch on free snacks while shopping at Costco is one of the best parts of a trip to the wholesale store.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2020
  • The 20-year-old toiled with the other students who munched on pizza and guzzled cans of Coke.
    Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Every party needs a bowl of sweet, spicy, zesty nuts that guests can munch by the handful.
    Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022
  • This is the perfect thing to munch on while watching the Macy’s parade on TV.
    oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2019
  • Guests can munch on salty snacks (cheeses, meats, nuts) and sweet treats (ice cream and cherry candies).
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Each table has a bowl of peanuts to munch on while waiting for an order.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 30 July 2021
  • Hopkins led the way, inviting us to munch on sourwood leaves or horse mint.
    Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 11 Feb. 2019
  • Kate and her kids munched on food packed in lunchboxes with the trunk popped open and the royal mom taking a seat on the grass.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • And the bowl is nice to munch on after a weekend morning workout class.
    cleveland, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Squadrons of hungry javelinas sometimes munch on the saguaros.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2022
  • On a hill about 50 yards away, a half dozen of them were happily munching grass.
    Johannes Lichtman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
  • In more than 1,400 posts shared to Instagram, Peanut can be seen munching on waffles, jumping through hula-hoops, and greeting Longo home from work.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024

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