eats

Example Sentences

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But that same density can tip the cake toward heaviness — toward something that eats more like dessert than companion.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Credit-card interest eats up a relatively small share of consumers’ wallets, according to the Consumer Bankers Association.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

One resident in Nangarhar said the UN agency "used to help us a lot", but now he has cut the amount of bread he eats.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

"Look how it's eating," the man filming says, as the man in the pit eats the grain.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

“Your mother is one of the strongest people I know. She eats healthy and she exercises regularly. What other almost-eighty-year-old do you know who does the breast-cancer-awareness 5K race every year?”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh