chew off
phrasal verb
chewed off; chewing off; chews off
: to remove (something) by chewing
The dog chewed the doll's eyes off.
Examples of chew off in a Sentence
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Someone—or something—had chewed off Loki’s head and neck, then buried it under some nearby pine needles.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2025
On Tuesday cops received a 911 call that a pit bull-mix puppy had chewed off the face of a 6-month-old baby girl, killing her.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
Little bits of anguish showing you how to distinguish
foot from
earth from
star from
song to
chew off
and on.
—Oli Hazzard, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
Few scenes throughout the history of television and movies capture NYC better than the one in which Homer tries to remove the boot on his car by chewing off one of the bolts.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Make sure any costumes fit right and don't block their vision, hearing, or ability to breathe, and remove any small parts that could be chewed off.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
The chimps gouged out his right eye and chewed off his nose, eight of his fingers, a chunk of his skull as well as parts of his lips, cheek, buttocks, genitals and feet.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
Depending on the location of the injury, the ants either lick the wounds to clean them or chew off the affected limb to keep infection from spreading.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
Young larvae chew off the surface of the underside of leaves, leaving windowpane-like damage.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2025
On Tuesday cops received a 911 call that a pit bull-mix puppy had chewed off the face of a 6-month-old baby girl, killing her.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
Little bits of anguish showing you how to distinguish
foot from
earth from
star from
song to
chew off
and on.
—Oli Hazzard, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
Few scenes throughout the history of television and movies capture NYC better than the one in which Homer tries to remove the boot on his car by chewing off one of the bolts.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Make sure any costumes fit right and don't block their vision, hearing, or ability to breathe, and remove any small parts that could be chewed off.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
The chimps gouged out his right eye and chewed off his nose, eight of his fingers, a chunk of his skull as well as parts of his lips, cheek, buttocks, genitals and feet.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
Depending on the location of the injury, the ants either lick the wounds to clean them or chew off the affected limb to keep infection from spreading.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
Young larvae chew off the surface of the underside of leaves, leaving windowpane-like damage.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
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“Chew off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chew%20off. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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