- present tense form of eat (3rd person singular).
eats
Example Sentences
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“It makes waiting for food less irritating,” said Gulati, who eats fast food several times a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He comes across as a guy who eats the game for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
McDonald’s becomes not merely something Trump eats or campaigns beside, but part of the visual vocabulary through which people understand him.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Nvidia’s earnings call later this month could give Wall Street and investors “critically needed assurance on its go-forward role in vendor financing,” Arya said, which eats into its free cash flow.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
I watch as, one-handed, Caesar eats like he’s starving.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
