feed on
Example Sentences
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The birds feed on insects living on rhinos and can also act as sentinels - calling to warn their hosts when danger approaches.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
West Nile virus survives in nature in several types of birds and is transmitted to humans by the bites of mosquitoes that feed on infected birds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
They collect heat and organic matter, which mosquitoes feed on during their larval stage, and are almost impossible to empty once water pools inside.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then around last week, as the collapse of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire sent energy prices higher, market talk of a July increase began to feed on itself—traders pricing in a move partly because other traders were.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Odysseus answered: “Why not tell him, knowing my whole history, as you do? Must he traverse the barren sea, he too, and live in pain, while others feed on what is his?”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
