eats

British  

/ iːts /

plural noun

1. informal articles of food; provisions

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Example Sentences

Despite agreeing with much of Sugarman’s comments, Spelling did attempt to defend herself, noting that, while her living room may be a mess, the kitchen—which is where everyone typically “hangs and eats”—is clean.

From MarketWatch

At a trade show in Nashville, Tenn., this month, hundreds of ranchers cheered when Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he eats beef twice a day.

From The Wall Street Journal

If vegetables feel like an obligation, tuck them into lemony beans, dense spoon salads, roasted carrots with yogurt or a produce-packed pasta that eats like comfort food.

From Salon

Claude James Jr., a behavioral specialist at a Boston high school, said the rent for the one-bedroom apartment he shares with his fiancée in suburban Quincy, Mass., eats up half of his monthly net income.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then Lily pulls out a complicated game involving a frog that eats worms, burps bubbles, and—for reasons I cannot comprehend—wears a top hat.

From Literature

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