start eating

Example Sentences

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"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

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

From Salon • Aug. 7, 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

“If you all don’t start eating this supper, I’m gonna”— Trotter stopped, fishing around for a proper threat.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson