His failure Preyed on his mind.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke
"She had grown tired of her house, I think, and the death of Miss Neale Preyed upon her mind.
"A Vanished Hand"
Sarah Doudney
This preying and being Preyed upon, this mixture of cruelty and terror, is a conspicuous fact of nature; if you go into any orthodox school or college in America today, you will be taught that it is nature's most fundamental law, and governs all living things.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair