eat up!
Example Sentences
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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
In one instance, he exploited a loophole in the rulebook that allowed the Titans to eat up nearly two minutes of clock in the fourth quarter without running any plays, simply by committing presnap penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 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
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
