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

Once we see, smell and start eating food, it takes 20-30 minutes for leptin to become active.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

"There is a Russian saying - your appetite comes when you start eating," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 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

I start eating food that’s not lettuce and gain it all back.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy