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
Big tech players have pledged billions to its development, putting “hyperscalers under siege as AI spending eats all the cash flow; turning to debt weighs on their P/Es,” he writes.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Before I could even open a menu, he’d tell the waiter, “Sauce on the side, she eats like a celebrity,” making me feel adored, not demanding.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
"Look how it's eating," the man filming says, as the man in the pit eats the grain.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Charlie asked me, beginning to rifle through Tansy’s eats.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.