feed on/upon
phrasal verb
fed on/upon; feeding on/upon; feeds on/upon
: to eat (something) as food
—usually used of animals
Owls feed on insects, birds, and small mammals.
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Rainbow snakes primarily feed on American eels, a prey species that has also declined in Florida waters due to overfishing and dams, according to the wildlife commission.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
But there are SO many mouths to feed on the Detroit offense, and coordinator extraordinaire Ben Johnson is in Chicago.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
There’s a horde of hands to feed on the depth chart above Bryant.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
As an alternative to using herbicides, the Candlewood Lake Authority began introducing sterile grass carp to feed on watermilfoil and other weeds.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
But there are SO many mouths to feed on the Detroit offense, and coordinator extraordinaire Ben Johnson is in Chicago.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
There’s a horde of hands to feed on the depth chart above Bryant.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
As an alternative to using herbicides, the Candlewood Lake Authority began introducing sterile grass carp to feed on watermilfoil and other weeds.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feed on/upon
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“Feed on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feed%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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