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

After she was able to start eating again, it still took a full two weeks to recover as she continued to feel extremely tired, suffer from brain fog, and experience bad headaches.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

Leading Georgian Dream figure in parliament Mamuka Mdinaradze said it was wrong to portray her as "a person who has committed great heroism… she should start eating and everything would be over".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

“It feels like the same thing as before summer comes along, when I start eating healthy to get my summer body back,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

The second time, I saw it run out of the woods, screech to a halt, and start eating, just like that roadrunner in the cartoons.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones