start eating
Example Sentences
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Then, when those larvae are born into screwworm flies, they start eating, and what they are eating is what they have right there: the flesh of the animal that its mother laid the larvae into.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
These included prompting participants to think about their companion's perspective or telling them that the other diner had clearly invited them to start eating.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
After she was able to start eating again, it still took a full two weeks to recover as she continued to feel extremely tired, suffer from brain fog, and experience bad headaches.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
Meat products will initially be replaced by existing alternative protein products like plant-based burgers, but in later years it expects us to start eating more "alternative proteins".
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
They all sit and wait for me to start eating.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
