feeding on
Example Sentences
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"All the birds have gone to bed," he said, adding that a flock of seagulls and choughs had been feeding on flying ants shortly before they returned to the cliffs.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Pesticides applied to reduce the insects feeding on crops – is some what ironically – responsible for harming a group of animals responsible for their pollination.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Wildlife officials have warned of the dangers of wolves becoming overly accustomed to feeding on cattle as opposed to their natural prey of elk or deer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
"This project is obviously bigger than me," feeding on the input of countless other online posters, Parsons acknowledged.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
As famine raged through the finch world, this gross-beaked variant survived by feeding on hard seeds.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
