- past tense form of eat.
ate
Example Sentences
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Once we started working together, I quickly learned that the pace and demands of her life pulled at nearly every domain, including how she ate.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
At the Sunday reception, the couple had their first dance, with Bettina Trump wearing her wedding dress, and ate a five-tier wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
From another: “A paper that ate three cold hands and got more honest each time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Those participants ate a diet in which 14 percent of energy came from protein, 28-29 percent from fat, and 53 percent from carbohydrates.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 16, 2026
He ate a quick breakfast to fortify himself before venturing down the hill to Handsome’s field where the musk ox stood sleeping next to the reflection pond.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
