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
  • As herds were moved into barns, and thus away from grass, more and more munched maize.
    — The Economist, 13 Sep. 2017
  • 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 Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2018
  • In the meantime, dogs can munch on two menu items catered to canine tastes.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Even deer and rabbits will munch on the seedlings and plants if given the chance.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
  • Each table has a bowl of peanuts to munch on while waiting for an order.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 30 July 2021
  • 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
  • Hopkins led the way, inviting us to munch on sourwood leaves or horse mint.
    — Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 11 Feb. 2019
  • For years, a blight of caterpillars had been munching the trees to death.
    — Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
  • Ponies munched grass on the side of the road, and white storks nested atop farmhouses.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
  • In turn, the insects flourished, munching their way through oak forests.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Squadrons of hungry javelinas sometimes munch on the saguaros.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2022
  • The spicy taste can discourage deer from munching.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Gone are the days of munching on popcorn from a basic paper tub.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • And the bowl is nice to munch on after a weekend morning workout class.
    — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Video shows the big animal making his rounds and stopping to munch on the vines.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Video shows the big animal making his rounds and stopping to munch on the vines.
    — Los Angeles Times, oregonlive, 28 Sep. 2019
  • The man munched on Arby's French fries while police talked to him.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Mia is sleeping downstairs, and Leo is munching on the cuff of my sweater.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
  • 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, 9 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • And just across the way is a silverback, a mature male, munching on leaves.
    — Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Kawasaki probably knew no one would munch highway miles with this thing.
    — New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026
  • We’re greeted by the song of native grasshoppers that munch their way across this region.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • On a hill about 50 yards away, a half dozen of them were happily munching grass.
    — Johannes Lichtman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024

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