How to Use feed on/upon in a Sentence

feed on/upon

phrasal verb
Definition of feed on/uponnext
  • Many feed on fish blood and hide in rocks on the ocean floor.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The whales feed on it, and whales come from all over to feed on it.
    — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2020
  • These seabirds are divers and look for fish to feed on.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Brown and brook trout spawn in the fall, and trout of all species love to feed on their eggs.
    — Field & Stream, 13 Oct. 2020
  • In the summer months, caracaras can feed on seabird colonies.
    — Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Snakes are known to feed on mice and rats that can be found around such places.
    — Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 21 July 2023
  • Voles do feed on the base of trees and shrubs, leaving 1/4-inch side-by-side grooves in the wood.
    — Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
  • There are at least 3 species of sawflies that feed on azaleas in this area.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
  • The larvae feed on roots, causing the plants to wither, while adults feed on the leaves.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024
  • The last notable public event at the lake was in 2011 when bald eagles swarmed to feed on the fish.
    — Linh Ta, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Ticks feed on blood and may increase in size while attached to a body.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
  • Even in the hottest part of summer, stripers often feed on the surface at dawn.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
  • As in, don't forget to lock the door when your Sims go to sleep, or Vlad might come feed on them at 3 am.
    — Louryn Strampe, Wired, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Ticks also like to feed on dogs, mice, birds, rabbits, and deer.
    — Maria Masters, Health, 9 June 2024
  • The snakeheads feed on smaller bass and the bass feed on the protein-rich snakehead fry.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Hawksbills like to feed on sponges found in coral reefs.
    — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Invasive mammals, like rodents, are known to feed on the eggs and fledglings of the Azores bullfinch.
    — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Fleas are parasites that feed on the blood of their host, and dogs are a common host for these pests.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Their larvae feed on the tree's root system, which can weaken or even kill the tree.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
  • These tiny black beetles chew holes in leaves and their larvae feed on roots.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
  • Milder winters will allow more deer to survive, breed and then feed on the young trees.
    — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The flag is no longer her cover photo but could still be seen in the feed on her page on Friday.
    — NBC News, 22 Sep. 2020
  • The flies feed on old food scraps from local grocers and restaurants.
    — Eve Driver, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Then came tens of thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds that feed on the brine flies.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • While sage brush leaves make up the bulk of the sage grouse’s diet, the birds also feed on other plants and some insects.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Woodson is right: Success on the road can feed on itself.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2022
  • While there aren’t a lot of color options, the ones available match just about any bait source bass feed on.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • When the eggs hatch, the larvae — which are grubs — feed on the core of the plant, leaving it vulnerable to rot from the inside out.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Smaller pythons feed on small mammals such as rats, but larger snakes switch to prey such as pigs, deer and even domestic dogs and cats.
    — Jintamas Saksornchai and David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Nautiluses feed on a diet of small fish, crustaceans and carrion.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

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