How to Use eating in a Sentence

eating

adjective
  • There are some seeds and skin here, which makes for an active eating experience.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
  • What matters in the long run for health are your overall eating habits, says Petitpain.
    — Jeanne Erdmann, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • Many of us grew up eating and loving animal products and made the switch only for ethical reasons.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • To her Instagram followers, Tupper's strict eating habits might have appeared normal.
    — Haley Goldberg, SELF, 1 June 2017
  • 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
  • Inpatient eating-disorder programs in her insurance network had no openings.
    — Madison Muller, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Those who engage in social eating report feeling more emotionally and socially supported by their colleagues.
    — Dilip Rao, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Other forms of intermittent fasting might incorporate only one or two days per week of no eating or significant calorie restriction.
    — Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But a year into the outbreak, Kaufman’s recovery from a severe eating disorder was starting to finally stick after 13 years of struggling and going in and out of treatment.
    — Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Exploring how online pro-eating disorder communities affected girls and young women quickly became an area of research for social scientists and medical professionals.
    — Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • In addition to guidelines that prohibit explicit pro-eating disorder content, Instagram and TikTok have dedicated pages about getting help for eating disorders.
    — Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
  • America Healthy Again, the clean-eating, vaccine-skeptical movement that opposes corruption in the food, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The museum is also seeking to reinvigorate its plaza entrance at 83rd Street and Fifth Avenue, by essentially swapping the public and staff cafeterias and creating an eating space that invites the public in at ground level.
    — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023

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