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
A swap line to the U.A.E. alone could eat up most of the fund.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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
She had wanted to throw away all the rules and eat up the world.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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