Example Sentences

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Japan and New Zealand will give a key gauge of how higher oil and gas prices have fed through into broader consumer prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It would have fed on lower vegetation, occupied different spaces, and faced predators that would not risk attacking a fully grown giant.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

But even before the latest story, Bass’s Palisades report card was one that a prudent person might have fed to the dog.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

"Before this, I would have fed her on the free school meals."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

These people fed her scraps of food, much as they might have fed a dog.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry