How to Use feeding in a Sentence

feeding

noun
  • There was a collection of old food on the floor and the feeding shelf.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The center included a video of one of the fox kit's feedings with the post.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
  • If that's the case, use the bulb syringe before feeding time.
    Parents Editors, Parents, 11 June 2023
  • High chairs are great for feeding but can often be used as a play area too.
    Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Ninety percent of a trout’s feeding takes place on or near the bottom of a stream.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Years of hunger strikes and force feeding have left him unable to eat most solid food.
    Feliz Solomon, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2023
  • And to those in the thick of cluster feeding wondering if there's hope on the other side, there is—in spades.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The best seeds for winter feeding are those that have a lot of protein and fat packed inside of each bite.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Kealan has a g-tube for feeding and has made tremendous progress with gaining weight.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The rest of the time, her baby either needed a change or feeding, so no amount of soothing would have worked.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Give it a light feeding of a lawn fertilizer now and keep it moist all through the summer.
    Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 5 May 2023
  • Prince William Sound is a common feeding area for humpbacks.
    Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
  • It can be used for breast feeding, pumping, or a combination of both, and is the perfect choice for moms on-the-go.
    Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 19 Sep. 2022
  • When the feeding was over, the student touched her nose to the joey’s in a tender moment of interspecies bonding.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 15 June 2023
  • Never spent a morning game drive 10-feet from a feeding pride of lions.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Here’s a peek into the life cycle and feeding habits of mosquitoes.
    USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
  • If it’s connected to some kind of a feeding program, that’s not an issue.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
  • Program involves a live feeding, which may not be suitable for all guests.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Whether that's feeding of wildlife or access to trash containers.
    Kye Graves, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • That's one of the reasons Catherine is in feeding therapy.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • This is the feeding damage of the azalea leaf bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) leaving small spots.
    oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
  • But the monologues would go beyond labor pains, late-night feedings and raising boys.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • By the way, registering for items for the mom who gives birth to use for rest, recovery and feeding is always OK.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Charles feeding chickens, one of the photographs in Jackson’s new book.
    Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This week, Jeff and Jonathan debunk the myth that soil feeding is a fall-only activity.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
  • Hatchlings make clicking noises and wriggling movements near the vent in the lead-up to milk feedings, says Mailho-Fontana.
    Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
  • When a young couple bought the house and had a baby, Kroh and Raff relocated the cats by moving the feeding station away from it, house by house.
    Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Some parents may also want to know how much milk their baby is getting at each feeding.
    Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The money will address the impacts of landslides and flooding and will cover costs of first responders, search and rescue teams, shelters, and mass feeding.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Changes in animal behavior: To survive the upcoming winter, many animal species adapt their feeding patterns, migrate, or both in reaction to the equinox's changing light conditions.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024

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