eats

Example Sentences

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That not only eats into your wife’s salary, it also erodes the long-term growth of your retirement savings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But that same density can tip the cake toward heaviness — toward something that eats more like dessert than companion.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

This has led to fears that companies in logistics and financial services could be reduced to skeleton crews as AI eats their lunch too.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

"Look how it's eating," the man filming says, as the man in the pit eats the grain.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The library—where Annabelle eats sandwiches from Hixter’s Bar and Grill with six members of the Warren Township High School track and field team and the Warren Township librarians—sits across from the railroad track.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti