How to Use eating in a Sentence

eating

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  • The remaining two are breathing on their own and eating.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
  • There are some seeds and skin here, which makes for an active eating experience.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
  • Oz called out Kimmel's poor eating habits and lack of exercise — and as expected, Kimmel made a joke out of it.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2020
  • But new research suggests that time away from the calorie counting and strict eating habits can actually be a good thing.
    Samantha Brodsky, Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2017
  • By moving the rear kitchen wall out five feet, owner-designer Benjamin Silver made room for an eating area opposite the front entry and a door to the new dining room (formerly a sunroom).
    Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • Specifically, the investigators wanted to know what would happen if the subjects changed their eating speed - fast, normal, slow - during the six-year study.
    Amby Burfoot, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • If the idea of leaving our planet and future generations better off isn’t enough to sway you to make some dietary changes, here are some planet-friendly eating practices that will leave you better off, too.
    NBC News, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Keep salumi in the refrigerator but bring it to cool room temperature (in the 60 degree range) for the best eating experience.
    Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Deducting time for sleeping, eating and personal care, that would leave Lenamon about 3 hours a day to commute, manage his law firm and spend time with his family, according to JAC.
    Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, 21 May 2021
  • To her Instagram followers, Tupper's strict eating habits might have appeared normal.
    Haley Goldberg, SELF, 1 June 2017
  • Instead of talking with your child about his or her weight, which has been linked to being overweight and eating disorders, try focusing on healthful eating behaviors, such as increasing the amounts of fruit and vegetables in their diet.
    Susan A. Gutierrez, M.d., miamiherald, 22 May 2018
  • Police in southwestern Russia have arrested a couple accused of sedating, skinning alive and eating parts of as many as 30 people, while preserving their remains in saline.
    Kevin Lui, Time, 27 Sep. 2017
  • The large kitchen has a European country feel, featuring encaustic tiles with blue and gold Moroccan patterns and two eating areas: a tabletop built into the island and a dining table sitting in front of a floor-to-ceiling window.
    Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity.com, 30 June 2017
  • Here, Teigen opens up to Health about her favorite motherhood moments, raising kids in the time of body positivity and social media movements, and how her pregnancy has affected her beauty routine and eating habits.
    Rebecca Shinners, Health.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • In addition to weight gain and a lack of exercise, studies have shown excessive TV viewing is linked to the inability of children to pay attention and think clearly, while increasing poor eating habits and behavioral problems.
    Sandee Lamotte and Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 17 Sep. 2021
  • This is linked to insulin resistance in people with PCOS—specifically those who are overweight, have unhealthy eating habits, don't get enough exercise, or have a family history of diabetes.
    Emilia Benton, Health.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Out of the 17 people interviewed, all reported eating chicken products and seven mentioned Empire Kosher brand specifically.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Inpatient eating-disorder programs in her insurance network had no openings.
    Madison Muller, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Street-side tables and dining structures became ubiquitous around Manhattan as restaurants offered safe, outdoor eating options during the coronavirus pandemic.
    NBC News, 29 July 2021
  • Plus, women who viewed images of normal and overweight models perceived their own bodies as smaller, including women who came into the study already feeling highly dissatisfied with their bodies—similar to how eating disorder patients feel.
    Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS, 8 May 2018
  • To get a better handle on the implications of differing eating patterns, U.S. health officials are reviewing scientific research on how eating frequency affects health, including weight gain and obesity.
    Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019

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