eat up!
Example Sentences
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For starters, she would have to rent an apartment, which would probably eat up most of any Social Security benefits unless she had additional support.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
That will eat up a lot of operating cash flow.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
In one instance, he exploited a loophole in the rulebook that allowed the Titans to eat up nearly two minutes of clock in the fourth quarter without running any plays, simply by committing presnap penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 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
Starvation made Zambia and Tanzania and Ivory Coast and Gabon recognize Biafra, starvation brought Africa into Nixon's American campaign and made parents all over the world tell their children to eat up.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
