eat up!
Example Sentences
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That will eat up a lot of operating cash flow.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
A newly minted dentist earns around $150,000 or more, but student loans eat up a lot of their take-home pay, especially in the early years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The increase in 2026 will also eat up over a quarter of Social Security’s 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026
In previous research, Dr Luccioni has shown that such technologies eat up lots of energy.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Keeping it on would eat up 9800 watt hours per day.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
