How to Use feeding in a Sentence

feeding

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  • Be alert and watch for fresh tracks, scat, and feeding sites.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Be alert and watch for fresh tracks, scat, and feeding sites.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • As with most grass types a spring feeding can get them off to a great start.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
  • This delayed his feeding and cost us many peanuts.
    — Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Their feeding can reduce fruit yield by half.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The weight of the squirrel—but not birds—will close the feeding holes.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • High chairs are great for feeding but can often be used as a play area too.
    — Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The red base has five feeding ports to feed multiple birds at once.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
  • There was a collection of old food on the floor and the feeding shelf.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
  • That beehive covered a mark left by a feeding tube.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Wait until these begin good green growth to make the feeding.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
  • At the time, my husband helped with her litter box and feeding.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
  • The team had found a radula, a feeding structure with rows of teeth.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Briany drank 5 ounces at each feeding.
    — Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • From the day your wee one is born, feeding time is often a special time.
    — Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
  • If that's the case, use the bulb syringe before feeding time.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Most lawns are making good growth; complete feeding of all lawns.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Years of hunger strikes and force feeding have left him unable to eat most solid food.
    — Feliz Solomon, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2023
  • With this super smart feeding tool, your baby’s milk is just right each time.
    — Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Kealan has a g-tube for feeding and has made tremendous progress with gaining weight.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Those feedings only need water and flour.
    — Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Pygmy hippos forage mostly at night and can spend up to six hours a day feeding.
    — Shafaq Patel, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The center included a video of one of the fox kit's feedings with the post.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Scatter some seeds on the ground at first to get the feeding frenzy started.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
  • From two to four in the morning, feeding can become more than just giving milk.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Ninety percent of a trout’s feeding takes place on or near the bottom of a stream.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
  • There's also a kaka aviary and feeding station in the woods near the main lodge.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
  • Kids can pet a chick and plant a radish seed, but no feeding of the animals allowed.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The drought-tolerant herb prefers less feeding.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Program involves a live feeding, which may not be suitable for all guests.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024

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