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Example Sentences
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Ravens recently ate the internet-famous bald eagle couple’s two eggs, a sad twist to the nesting season.
From Los Angeles Times
During the intensive phase, participants ate boiled oatmeal three times daily and could only add small amounts of fruit or vegetables.
From Science Daily
He ate a quick breakfast to fortify himself before venturing down the hill to Handsome’s field where the musk ox stood sleeping next to the reflection pond.
From Literature
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Rowdy always did figure that anything I ate or drank was plenty good enough for him.
From Literature
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I took the bread and ate it, but it didn’t fill me.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.