it was so delicious that I wolfed it down in a few seconds

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alpacinou

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Hello

Is it correct and natural to say something like this?

Last night I went to a pizza place near my class. The pizza was so delicious that I wolfed it down in a few seconds.

If this does not work, how else can I convey that the pizza was great and I ate it quickly?
 

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Also, is this correct?

There were a bunch of cookies on the table, he attacked a wolfed down all of them
 

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Also, is this correct?

There were a bunch of cookies on the table, he attacked and wolfed them all down. [STRIKE]all of them[/STRIKE]
My version is more natural.
 

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You apparently considered the comma splice justified there, GoesStation. Can you say why?
Um, because I hadn't had my coffee yet and it escaped my notice? :oops: It's not justified.
 

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The pizza was so delicious that I wolfed it down in a few seconds.

I think that, if you can eat a whole pizza in a few seconds, you should go for a world record! ;-)

Saying "I wolfed it down" suffices. That means you ate it very quickly.
 
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