eat
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Then Ozella quoted a famous line, “The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Both the NFL and college football have tailgate parties, where fans gather in the car park and eat and drink for hours before the game.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
When WSJ asked her how she’d spend 24 hours in the city, she gave us a thorough rundown, from where to eat breakfast to where she’d shop for a stylish outfit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
I don’t know how best to help without having my own immediate family suffer because of all the time I’m away and the money I spend on gas, taking him out to eat, etc.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Charged interest on the seed, the hay for Belle. She’ll have to eat less.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
![]()
She said she often eats less so her son can have more food.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The result suggests that elevated oxalate in the intestines may be driven less by the quantity of oxalate a person eats and more by a biological problem in how the gut processes it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes, the bear, he eats you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The dining hall is a perfect example: The student’s economic background is invisible as everyone eats from the same options available in the food court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I tellCharlie that in Daddy’s stories, the beans and rice have magical powers, and she eats it without whining.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
![]()
“He just sat there and ate it,” McKay would later testify.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Those participants ate a diet in which 14 percent of energy came from protein, 28-29 percent from fat, and 53 percent from carbohydrates.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 16, 2026
Pinko Liu, a 30-year-old from Zhejiang province on China’s east coast, said that for two years she ate up to a pound of blueberries every day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
One later recalled, “Nothing we newsmen ate that day led us to foresee that soybeans were destined a few years later to become an ingredient in many popular food products, some of them delicious.”
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The others continued past a living room where kids played video games, and a dining room where more kids ate from a banquet of fruit pies and piles of soft bread and a chocolate fountain.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
![]()
I haven’t eaten enough Rao’s lately to join the prosecution.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Besides the eaten snacks and some outdoor pots that broke during the burglar’s attempted escape, Rowley said nothing was stolen and there was no damage to the home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Ants are eaten and sometimes even valued as a delicacy in several Asian, African and Latin American cultures.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Lott, first elected sheriff in 1996, later said from his office, decorated with the heads of animals he has killed and eaten, that scams have never been worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
This may have been the most delicious thing he had eaten in his entire life.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
![]()
I grew up eating: Top Ramen instant noodles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
New Great British Bake Off presenter Nigella Lawson is also on the front page alongside a chocolate cake, as she says "eating is my superpower."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some animals were found eating their own feces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even when an episode is not really about eating, food is often nearby as shorthand for whatever new identity a character is trying on.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
And then there was Benjamin, who was just quietly eating lunch—without doing anything else.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing eat
3-letter words, List 1
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
3-letter words, List 2
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!