1.   Whenever possible I devoured local newspapers, trying to get a feel for the politics and social conditions of each place.

2.   And she spends the better part of each day devouring newspapers, watching television, perusing academic journals, browsing magazines and trolling the Internet.

3.   Dostoevsky devoured newspapers, clipping little stories of hideous crimes and filing them away.

4.   Most politicians start the day by devouring the newspapers, usually for references to themselves.

5.   Muscovites are in a reading frenzy, devouring exotic newspapers on everything from sex to sausage in a bid to add some spice to their lives.