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
"You don't have to worry that they're going to start eating your flesh," Murillo said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
Leading Georgian Dream figure in parliament Mamuka Mdinaradze said it was wrong to portray her as "a person who has committed great heroism… she should start eating and everything would be over".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
Once we see, smell and start eating food, it takes 20-30 minutes for leptin to become active.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
“Sterling here,” he said, motioning to Max and Max’s mom that they should go ahead and start eating.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
