eat up!

Example Sentences

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For starters, she would have to rent an apartment, which would probably eat up most of any Social Security benefits unless she had additional support.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The dividend’s full-year cost of $2.84 a share looks solid, on pace to eat up only about 58% of Verizon’s estimated $4.89 in 2026 profits.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The increase in 2026 will also eat up over a quarter of Social Security’s 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

In previous research, Dr Luccioni has shown that such technologies eat up lots of energy.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

“Now everybody eat up and then go change into clothes you won’t mind getting covered in soot and dactylpoop.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older