start eating

Example Sentences

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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

"You don't have to worry that they're going to start eating your flesh," Murillo said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

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

“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