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
Then," said he, and his eyes twinkled with merriment, "we will eat sparingly.
From At the Point of the Sword by Hayens, Herbert
The next day I returned to my labor, which was the more oppressive because they gave me to eat sparingly.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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 Darwin, Charles
