start eating
Example Sentences
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Then, when those larvae are born into screwworm flies, they start eating, and what they are eating is what they have right there: the flesh of the animal that its mother laid the larvae into.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Most people recognize the familiar situation at a restaurant or dinner party when one plate arrives early and the person served hesitates to start eating.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
Meat products will initially be replaced by existing alternative protein products like plant-based burgers, but in later years it expects us to start eating more "alternative proteins".
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
Knowing this, I decided to start eating an apple with every meal.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024
I cut off a piece of pork, dunk it in mashed potatoes, and start eating.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
