How to Use food coma in a Sentence

food coma

noun
  • But after everyone is in a sufficient food coma, there’s still a kitchen waiting to be cleaned.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The dominant chick will tend to eat first while the smaller chick waits or comes up with creative ways to get their food, like walking around or waiting until the bigger chicks go into a food coma.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Ready to become the most proactive person in your friend group or family by starting the Black Friday festivities early (no food coma in sight… yet)?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Regardless, shoppers across the country will fight off the post-Thanksgiving food coma to score major markdowns on everything from flat-screen TVs to kitchen appliances.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Regardless, shoppers across the country will fight off the post-Thanksgiving food coma to score major markdowns on everything from flat-screen TVs to kitchen appliances.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Emerging from their holiday food comas and shuffling toward the nation’s airports and highways, some Americans may discover the biggest holiday indigestion has nothing to do with pie.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Gone are the days of lining up outside mega retailers right after your turkey dinner to rush in store and snag early-bird holiday gifts—now that the Black Friday sales are accessible at your fingertips, no need to leave the couch (or rise from a food coma).
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2025

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