feeding on
Example Sentences
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With El Niño causing Pacific waters to be extremely warm, nothing stops storms from feeding on it and forming in rapid succession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
More than 325,000 people have fled their homes in the face of the blazes feeding on forests left super-dry by successive heatwaves and lack of rain since May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The immature insects are believed to spend between four and 10 years underground feeding on plant roots before emerging as adults.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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
Nothing better to me than being out on the lake at first light, watching the ripples from the fish feeding on the bug hatch.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
