Example Sentences

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Asked if they could have eaten once they got home, he said, “That is a valid complaint there. I would agree with that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

What people eat is usually self-reported, and changes in memory can affect both eating habits and how accurately people remember what they have eaten.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

Much like that final drumstick you probably shouldn’t have eaten, equities spent last week digesting their gains.

From Barron's • Dec. 7, 2025

Large-scale renewable energy projects and human sprawl have eaten away at Joshua tree forests.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

It must have eaten already and been quietly digesting its meal up here.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo