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 knew that having to eat crow when you were once proud and right was like swallowing a hunk of tough, chewy crow meat that wasn’t about to go down easy.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia