- present tense form of eat (3rd person singular).
eats
Example Sentences
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Slaton told The Times that the secondhand market eats into Nike’s profit margins, while at the same time creating soaring demand for their products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Summer, a season of good eats and fresh produce, has been tainted by a rampant parasitic outbreak that’s made us all scared to indulge in a generous plate of Caesar salad.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
"They get blisters on their feet, their eyes become watery and the hot sand burns their skin and eats up their hair when they are sitting," said the 40-year-old who owns around 500 camels.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
Malia uses the spoon to scoop a couple of mini marshmallows off the top and eats them.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
