- present tense form of eat (3rd person singular).
eats
Example Sentences
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The cheese clings to the warm crackers, the pepper blooms in the fat and the whole thing eats like the bar snack version of cacio e pepe.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Kyle Gordy does not drink alcohol or smoke, takes 30 supplements a day, eats only organic food and drinks nothing but filtered water.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
But critics claim the intended effects have backfired, instead stifling sales and slowing apartment construction by disincentivizing developers to build, as the tax eats into their profit margins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
In ecology, a niche refers to the role an organism plays within its environment, including what it eats, where it lives, and how it interacts with other species.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
“You would grudge your own sister a mouthful,” I cried, “who eats half what I give her so that you boys can have the more!”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
