eat crow
Example Sentences
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“I’ve had to eat crow, because it became big all over the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
When Watters responded, “This is garbage,” Graham was forced to eat crow.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2023
And they may have to eat crow after the election.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2022
The Minnesota Vikings smacked the Philadelphia Eagles in a 38-20 victory— with Kirk Cousins making linebacker Zach Brown have to eat crow for calling the quarterback the “weakest link” of Minnesota’s offense.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2019
I was cheered up when a letter arrived from Luria that the situation might be smoothed over if we appeared to eat crow.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
