start eating

Example Sentences

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Most people recognize the familiar situation at a restaurant or dinner party when one plate arrives early and the person served hesitates to start eating.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

At some point, she had called a hunger strike, but that day her father urged her to start eating again and she agreed.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

Knowing this, I decided to start eating an apple with every meal.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024

At the Africam park, Benito will start eating leaves from the acacia tree, one of the favorite foods of giraffes in their native habitat in Africa.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

She couldn't wait for her dad to leave so that she could start eating everything.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell