- present tense form of eat (3rd person singular).
eats
Example Sentences
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You don’t have to spend big to explore St. Tropez’s picturesque back streets, beaches and local eats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"We know that there's much more lithium in planetary material than there is in stars. So if a star eats a planet, it's going to take on a bunch of lithium."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The cheese clings to the warm crackers, the pepper blooms in the fat and the whole thing eats like the bar snack version of cacio e pepe.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Graham’s death eats into Republicans’ voting majority in the Senate, as does the absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who has been hospitalized for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
He just eats them both at once and grabs my Tupperware container full of chocolate sprinkles.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
