eating crow
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the same will be true with “Obsession”; Curry Barker’s copycats will try and fail to interpret the trials of dating when personality is a facade, and I’ll be left eating crow.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Left tackle Garett Bolles earlier this offseason provided a fiery defense of his quarterback and said he’s looking forward to Wilson’s doubters eating crow.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
Some analysts have also been eating crow about the deal with Starz.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2017
And although eating crow is never appealing, we’ll be digesting feathers and beaks in the next weeks and months — and maybe years.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2016
Not that I'd actually eaten a black crow, but with my words stuck in my throat and my eyes cast down, I knew what eating crow was.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
