start eating
Example Sentences
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“She took the longest to start eating on her own,” Phillips said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
"You don't have to worry that they're going to start eating your flesh," Murillo said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
Once we see, smell and start eating food, it takes 20-30 minutes for leptin to become active.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
Florence shook her head, and motioned for Elizabeth to start eating.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
