- present tense form of eat (3rd person singular).
eats
Example Sentences
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The dining hall is a perfect example: The student’s economic background is invisible as everyone eats from the same options available in the food court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Nvidia’s earnings call later this month could give Wall Street and investors “critically needed assurance on its go-forward role in vendor financing,” Arya said, which eats into its free cash flow.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Now she injects insulin twice a day, monitors what she eats, and despite missing the spontaneity of her old life, is learning to adapt to her new one.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Garrett’s quickness off the ball is “insane,” Young said, noting that Garrett eats up “three or four yards,” with his first step.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Why don’t you two show Ingrid the house. Just watch out for the hallway that eats people. And the quicksand floor. And, of course, the bathroom of doom.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
