How to Use uneaten in a Sentence

uneaten

adjective
  • About 40% of the food marked for consumption in the U.S. goes uneaten.
    Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022
  • To nuns who never let uneaten food from home be thrown away at lunch.
    ELLE, 6 July 2022
  • But after the feast is done, piles of food scraps and uneaten leftovers find their way into the garbage.
    London Gibson, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2020
  • While one parent wrangles the kid outside, the other can wrap uneaten food and take care of the bill.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The seat between us was empty, and the lunch placed there remained uneaten.
    Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The next morning the bobcat returned to cache uneaten eggs in the ground to consume at a later date.
    New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Songbirds also get rid of uneaten food, dead nestlings, and eggshells in their nests, Guigueno says.
    Barry Mansell, National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2016
  • Songbirds also get rid of uneaten food, dead nestlings, and eggshells in their nests, Guigueno says.
    Barry Mansell, National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2016
  • An uneaten sandwich is on Gillum’s desk and his boots are under it.
    Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2022
  • People who have bought the cheese are advised to throw it away uneaten and to clean and sanitize any surface the cheese touched.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2022
  • And the patty should be bigger, to avoid creating a slippery mess and a pile of uneaten bread nubs.
    Zoe Sayler, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
  • The line has paid close attention to what goes uneaten as part of efforts to reduce food waste.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Six years ago, Tessa Clarke was packing up her home in Switzerland when the movers told her to toss all her uneaten food.
    BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021
  • Guilt, frustration, the haunting of meals uneaten, all of it bubbles to the surface.
    Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • All the uneaten food waste costs Americans over $200 billion each year, and two-thirds of that comes from households.
    Dean Peterson, Vox, 22 June 2018
  • And trash and uneaten food are strewn about everywhere.
    oregonlive, 14 May 2021
  • The home showed signs of a swift departure: uneaten bowls of popcorn on the futon, vegetables left out to rot.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, latimes.com, 10 June 2019
  • School projects are still plastered on the walls; books are strewn on tables; apples sit uneaten in the cafeteria.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Each year, just short of 4.2 trillion gallons of water were used to produce all this uneaten food.
    Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Later, Leo and Becca go to have their heart-to-heart chat over yet another uneaten meal.
    Melissa Locker, Time, 4 July 2018
  • Store any uneaten muffins in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Do not leave uneaten pet food or scraps near your residence.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • There was no trace of any struggle at the crime scene except for Patrice's uneaten lunch, and her car was parked unusually.
    Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire, 9 July 2020
  • Overall, Blount said, 30% of edible food in the United States goes uneaten each year.
    Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
  • But even on a smaller scale, allowing food to spoil or go uneaten can hurt your budget.
    Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Peas make a lovely side dish, and should you be left with any uneaten, take inspiration from this recipe and blend them into a pesto.
    Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Meanwhile, my older son has brought home the same shriveled, uneaten orange for two years.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The lemonade sat on the table, turning tepid next to the uneaten watermelon.
    Lynn Petrak, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2019
  • Sitting between my friend and me were two yummy, uneaten treats.
    New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022
  • All those missing whales left behind an enormous amount of uneaten food.
    Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2021

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