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
Meat products will initially be replaced by existing alternative protein products like plant-based burgers, but in later years it expects us to start eating more "alternative proteins".
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
Once we see, smell and start eating food, it takes 20-30 minutes for leptin to become active.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024
Cummings suggests that people looking to start eating a plant-based or vegan diet can benefit from tracking their spending.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024
As the door closes behind her, Grandpa and I look at each other and then start eating with gusto.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
