Examples of maw in a Sentence
the gaping maw of the tiger
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According to this idea, although these objects may look like supersize red stars, their shine is powered not by standard stellar thermonuclear fusion but rather by the relentless funneling of burning-hot plasma into the insatiable maw of a snowballing black hole.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Journalists, screenwriters, even novelists and poets, could now be replaced by the maw of ineffable code.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Waldo’s digital shopping cart — and McCurdy’s brusque descriptions of her late-night binges — highlight the gaping, cavernous maw of her wants.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2026
So, the lumbering maw that is our leader is likely to gobble it up.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Journalists, screenwriters, even novelists and poets, could now be replaced by the maw of ineffable code.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Waldo’s digital shopping cart — and McCurdy’s brusque descriptions of her late-night binges — highlight the gaping, cavernous maw of her wants.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2026
So, the lumbering maw that is our leader is likely to gobble it up.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for maw
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“Maw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maw. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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maw
noun1
: a body part (as a stomach or a crop) that receives swallowed food
2
: the throat, gullet, or jaws especially of a flesh-eating animal
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