How to Use feed on/upon in a Sentence
feed on/upon
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Many feed on fish blood and hide in rocks on the ocean floor.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
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The whales feed on it, and whales come from all over to feed on it.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2020
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These seabirds are divers and look for fish to feed on.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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Brown and brook trout spawn in the fall, and trout of all species love to feed on their eggs.
—Field & Stream, 13 Oct. 2020
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In the summer months, caracaras can feed on seabird colonies.
—Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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Snakes are known to feed on mice and rats that can be found around such places.
—Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 21 July 2023
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Voles do feed on the base of trees and shrubs, leaving 1/4-inch side-by-side grooves in the wood.
—Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
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There are at least 3 species of sawflies that feed on azaleas in this area.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
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The larvae feed on roots, causing the plants to wither, while adults feed on the leaves.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024
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Root knot nematodes live in the soil and feed on fig roots.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
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The last notable public event at the lake was in 2011 when bald eagles swarmed to feed on the fish.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
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Ticks feed on blood and may increase in size while attached to a body.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
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Even in the hottest part of summer, stripers often feed on the surface at dawn.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
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When the insects emerge next spring and feed on your boxwoods, they will be killed.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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As in, don't forget to lock the door when your Sims go to sleep, or Vlad might come feed on them at 3 am.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired, 16 Aug. 2020
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Ticks also like to feed on dogs, mice, birds, rabbits, and deer.
—Maria Masters, Health, 9 June 2024
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The snakeheads feed on smaller bass and the bass feed on the protein-rich snakehead fry.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
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Meanwhile, Hawksbills like to feed on sponges found in coral reefs.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
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Invasive mammals, like rodents, are known to feed on the eggs and fledglings of the Azores bullfinch.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
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Siri posted a picture with Kennedy on his X feed on Nov. 14.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Fleas are parasites that feed on the blood of their host, and dogs are a common host for these pests.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
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Their larvae feed on the tree's root system, which can weaken or even kill the tree.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
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The urchins feed on harmful algae that thrive in warmer waters and can harm coral.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
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These tiny black beetles chew holes in leaves and their larvae feed on roots.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
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Milder winters will allow more deer to survive, breed and then feed on the young trees.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
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The flag is no longer her cover photo but could still be seen in the feed on her page on Friday.
—NBC News, 22 Sep. 2020
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The flies feed on old food scraps from local grocers and restaurants.
—Eve Driver, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2021
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Then came tens of thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds that feed on the brine flies.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
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While sage brush leaves make up the bulk of the sage grouse’s diet, the birds also feed on other plants and some insects.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
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Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind, is nailed to a rock where an eagle lands each day to feed on his liver, which then regenerates.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
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