- past participle of eat.
eaten
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Eaten with a variety of dishes, the most popular version is with chargrilled chicken or fish, a simple, spicy tomato-based sauce and a salsa of chopped tomatoes and onions.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
Eaten warm and soft straight from the oven, of course.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023
This range of responses makes clear that the answer is not so simple, as documentary filmmaker Cheuk Kwan finds in his book “Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories From Chinese Restaurants Around the World.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023
Eaten fresh, black currants are tart and herbaceous.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022
Eaten by Confederate soldiers during the war when rail lines were cut off, making food and rations scarce.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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