eating crow

Example Sentences

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Left tackle Garett Bolles earlier this offseason provided a fiery defense of his quarterback and said he’s looking forward to Wilson’s doubters eating crow.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

Some analysts have also been eating crow about the deal with Starz.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2017

And although eating crow is never appealing, we’ll be digesting feathers and beaks in the next weeks and months — and maybe years.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2016

In trying to forecast the next big quake by location and over a certain date, scientists have endured an "evolving process of eating crow and understanding how little we understand."

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2015

Not that I'd actually eaten a black crow, but with my words stuck in my throat and my eyes cast down, I knew what eating crow was.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia