Example Sentences

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In the alley behind, flies are breakfasting on a patch of distinctly human-looking, half-dried feces.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2015

From the tarns, where skittish thoroughbreds are breakfasting, comes the metallic clank of feed tubs, or an occasional hoof thump.

From Time Magazine Archive

But no, the hotel is almost full—people are gone to mass, perhaps, or are in bed, or are breakfasting.

From My Little Lady by Poynter, Eleanor Frances

I am rather glad you are breakfasting late; it is a bit of luck for me.

From Capricious Caroline by Rowlands, Effie Adelaide

"They are breakfasting in the garden," answered the maid he had accosted.

From St. Peter's Umbrella by Mikszáth, Kálmán