eat

Example Sentences

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A six-minute egg is soft, custardy, a little luxurious — something you eat with toast, standing at the counter, yolk pooling gold across the plate.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Participants may not always accurately report what they eat, and placebo effects are difficult to avoid since people know which diet they are following.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

"I was like, 'I want to get good at this', because when you're coming down, you need to eat," she laughs.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Economists expect the severe price jumps to eat into Americans’ purchasing power and could slow aggregate consumer spending.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

I don’t know how he can eat that in this heat.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam