eat - use in sentences

Object

  • meat: We wear leather shoes, eat meat, drink milk, why not make use of the skins, too?
  • fruit: So if you want to eat citrus fruits, do so quickly.
  • food: Table knife: a knife used for eating food.
  • habit: Tips on healthy eating Change your eating habits gradually, you are more likely to continue to eat healthily this way.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • rich: Women who regularly eat foods rich in carotenes cut their risk of stroke by 40 percent.

Adjective complement

  • less: Top 10 easy ways to cut calories There are two ways to lose weight burn more calories or eat less of them.

Used with why or when

  • whatever: There are so many places to go and eat whatever type of ethnic food that you have a taste for.
  • when: There's no point going anywhere if you can't afford to eat when you get there!
  • What: Eat What Your Child Eats This requires commitment and discipline!

Present participle complement

  • nourish: For a healthy immune system, eat nourishing food and forgo the pills.

Preposition: in

  • moderation: Eat in moderation unless you are trying to increase your energy intake.

Preposition: of

  • bread: A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

Preposition: with

  • cutlery: Would you want to eat with dirty cutlery, even if the deposits were shown to be sterile?

Preposition: for

  • breakfast: The Cabin g What does cabin eat for breakfast?

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