start eating
Example Sentences
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Then, when those larvae are born into screwworm flies, they start eating, and what they are eating is what they have right there: the flesh of the animal that its mother laid the larvae into.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
"You don't have to worry that they're going to start eating your flesh," Murillo said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
Knowing this, I decided to start eating an apple with every meal.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024
"There is a Russian saying - your appetite comes when you start eating," he says.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024
“Didn’t I tell you not to start eating until we’ve had our daily chat?”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
