Sentence examples for gnawing through from inspiring English sources

On the terrace, worms were quietly gnawing through Ms. Scholtus's kitchen scraps, making compost for her herb garden.

In graphic testimony, Mr. Meringolo said Norway rats are capable of gnawing through concrete in search of food.

Over our heads, the broadband internet cables attached to the 150-year old Victorian brickwork are thick enough to thwart rats from gnawing through.

Squirrels manage to get into homes in a variety of ways -- falling down chimneys, gnawing through screens or burrowing in via attics and roofs.

Also this week a 7-year-old girl, Erica Pratt, escaped a Philadelphia house after being kidnapped, freeing herself by gnawing through layers of duct tape.

Pest infestations can land you on the wrong side of the law, spread disease and cause damage to your goods and premises, gnawing through boxes, electrical wiring and containers leading to fires, flooding and electrocution.

Dogs gnaw through new graves.

A rat, it later emerged, had gnawed through a cable.

The rats gnaw through plastic drainage pipes and electrical wires.

The stadium whistled, groaned and generally gnawed through its umbrella handle.

For hours, the police said, Erica gnawed through the duct tape that bound her.