Example Sentences

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They believed they were feeding and clothing America, that they were the economic backbone of civilization, and that because of this, they were destined to win.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

The whales were feeding on enormous schools of bunker off Sea Bright, New Jersey, and as the boat circled slowly, the New York skyline rotated in and out of the background.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2024

“I really respect what they did for this community because they’re the backbone of America — they were feeding America.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023

They also recruited the help of the broader birding community to crowdsource additional observational data about which birds were feeding on cicadas.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

Most of the rabbits were feeding near the Mark holes, which were close beside the field, concealed among the trees and undergrowth bordering a lonely bridle path.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams