eat sparingly
Example Sentences
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Ribbons of caramel, chocolate and ingredients most adults should only eat sparingly — such as bubble gum, cake frosting and rainbow sprinkles.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2017
They were all day on the long black road, stopping in the afternoon to eat sparingly from their meager supplies.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
On these expeditions, the Indians carry with them only roasted corn, and of this they eat sparingly twice a day. 26th.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles
I know that, unfortunately, a lot of people with "nerves" have started to chew their food carefully and to eat sparingly, but the minute they found themselves losing weight they were frightened and quit.
From How to Eat A Cure for "Nerves" by Hinkle, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark)
The table literally groans with good cheer; and you cannot offer a greater affront to your hostess, than to eat sparingly of the dainties set before you.
From Life in the Clearings versus the Bush by Moodie, Susanna
