How to Use feed off in a Sentence

feed off

verb
  • But of course, the sober thinkers and the shock troops feed off each other.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • The team and fans clearly fed off each other.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • And Fifa is feeding off of that.
    — Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 June 2026
  • Fleas feed off the animal, then the female lays eggs in the fur.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • Fleas feed off the animal, then the female lays eggs in the fur.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The two actors fed off each other and embraced the crazy.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And just everybody truly feeds off that.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Stress at home and within a partnership could feed off each other.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Those are the kind of slim pickings that the chasing pack is feeding off at the moment.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • The players fed off that energy.
    — Bryan Preston, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • Both retailers feed off housing turnover.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Hyland fed off the city’s love, rehabbing his knee in time for his senior season.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Perhaps that is the sort of repressive quality the demons feed off.
    — Charlie Harding, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The acoustics of the city and the behavior of the crowd started feeding off each other.
    — Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That’s what people are really feeding off.
    — Tim Reynolds, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2026
  • His hoop dreams faded in high school, but his artwork continues to feed off the obsession.
    — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The Pistons play an energetic, intense style that feeds off their home crowd.
    — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Sam discovers the thing crouched over his new friend’s lifeless body, seemingly feeding off him.
    — ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
  • On the positive side, the seaweed mixed with sand helps with dune building, and some marine life feeds off the seaweed.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • The Bruins fed off Cronin’s energy.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Segovia said the entire team feeds off Messi’s competitive drive.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
  • One feeds off attention and affection; the other burrows out of the sight of his fellow humans.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The Sabres fed off that energy and put together one of their most complete performances in weeks.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Mascherano said that Messi fed off the confidence of his teammates in the second half and was able to play more freely.
    — Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Everybody feeds off his energy.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Cross scored his team’s first three baskets of the fourth, the third on a dunk off Malone’s feed off a steal, for a 41-38 lead.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • It will be decided by whether the next investment finally feeds the system—instead of feeding off it.
    — Michael Fealey, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The ancient thing – the Man In Yellow – is feeding off their fear and suffering.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Philadelphia controlled the night from the jump, feeding off the home crowd and leading for the majority of the game.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • The Ducks fed off a boisterous crowd that was itching for playoff hockey after patiently putting up with a lengthy rebuild.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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