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
At some point, she had called a hunger strike, but that day her father urged her to start eating again and she agreed.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
Once we see, smell and start eating food, it takes 20-30 minutes for leptin to become active.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
“If you all don’t start eating this supper, I’m gonna”— Trotter stopped, fishing around for a proper threat.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
