eaten

Example Sentences

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Overall, about half of the store’s gross goes to cover overhead—dominated by purchasing and staffing costs—and much of the rest gets eaten up by taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Even tough bones with little meat were consumed late in the decay process, after most of the soft tissue had already been eaten.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The report, citing people familiar with the matter, said Google’s Gemini has eaten OpenAI market share while Anthropic has gained ground in coding and enterprise markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

And then, of course, there are the quieter in-between moments: chicken salad for lunch, tucked into bread or eaten standing at the counter; dumplings or quick soups that come together almost without thinking.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Nothing about what I’d seen was computer generated, and if I hadn’t already thrown up everything I’d ever eaten, I’d have done it again now.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin