- present tense form of eat (3rd person singular).
eats
Example Sentences
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Whenever he visits another office, he eats in the employee cafeteria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Nvidia’s earnings call later this month could give Wall Street and investors “critically needed assurance on its go-forward role in vendor financing,” Arya said, which eats into its free cash flow.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Garrett’s quickness off the ball is “insane,” Young said, noting that Garrett eats up “three or four yards,” with his first step.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Francesca says she eats bread with Nutella for breakfast, a chocolate-filled sponge cake as a snack, pasta with lentils for lunch and usually chicken for dinner.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Rani eats the idlis I saved for her while Jay whistles as if he's enjoying himself.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
