Example Sentences

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Edmontosaurus was a large duck-billed plant eater that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus rex near the end of the Cretaceous Period.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

In 2023 the banana eater Justin Sun was charged with fraud for pumping crypto securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

"I was an emotional binge eater," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

The 2025 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest will welcome back its reigning champion — and the greatest hot dog eater of all time: Joey Chestnut.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025

That python was such a slow eater that he still hadn’t even finished by the time we left the reptile house.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff