Example Sentences

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That led scientists to conclude that Typhloesus had snacked on conodonts.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Some of the fences had holes, and deer had snacked freely on the grapes, further damaging the crop.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2019

I found a cantaloupe-color, fist-size chiton that a gull had snacked on.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2018

His team surveyed ribs that modern humans had snacked on and found many examples of such peeling.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 12, 2012

Ifemelu took tiny portions, pleased she had snacked on some nuts before they left; she did not like soul food.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie