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

Among the world's most endangered macaques, these forest primates now survive in small, fragmented populations as human activity eats into their habitat.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Before I could even open a menu, he’d tell the waiter, “Sauce on the side, she eats like a celebrity,” making me feel adored, not demanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Claude James Jr., a behavioral specialist at a Boston high school, said the rent for the one-bedroom apartment he shares with his fiancée in suburban Quincy, Mass., eats up half of his monthly net income.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

I’m honestly impressed with how many fruits Jared S. can name, since he eats all of his in gummy form.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri