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

“Higher costs of energy will completely eat up that additional refund,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

A single elephant can eat up to 600 pounds of vegetation and drink more than 50 gallons of water in a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

But that’s all right: we need somebody in the kitchen to eat up the grub the young ones cant tote off.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner