eats
Example Sentences
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But that same density can tip the cake toward heaviness — toward something that eats more like dessert than companion.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Credit-card interest eats up a relatively small share of consumers’ wallets, according to the Consumer Bankers Association.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
By contrast, only 6% of the general UK population eats lamb each week.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 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
And all the while Master Wingfield eats his meat and drinks his wine.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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