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
Most people recognize the familiar situation at a restaurant or dinner party when one plate arrives early and the person served hesitates to start eating.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
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
