eat sparingly
Example Sentences
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Ribbons of caramel, chocolate and ingredients most adults should only eat sparingly — such as bubble gum, cake frosting and rainbow sprinkles.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2017
They were all day on the long black road, stopping in the afternoon to eat sparingly from their meager supplies.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Usually the sufferer with "nerves" is the only one in the household who will eat sparingly and chew his food slowly.
From How to Eat A Cure for "Nerves" by Thomas C. (Thomas Clark) Hinkle
On these expeditions, the Indians carry with them only roasted corn, and of this they eat sparingly twice a day. 26th.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
Then," said he, and his eyes twinkled with merriment, "we will eat sparingly.
From At the Point of the Sword by Herbert Hayens
