on a diet

idiom

: eating less food or only particular kinds of food in order to lose weight

Examples of on a diet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Duffer Brothers continue to offer up plenty of 1980s nostalgia for viewers who grew up on a diet of Spielberg, Lucas, and Craven, while upping the stakes with a significant new threat. Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 June 2024 Despite what most coming-of-age movies might say, college isn’t always just about debating the afterlife while fueling yourself on a diet of cheap beer and late night pizza (or Ramen, depending on the day). Chloe Berger, Fortune, 3 May 2024 Millennials were raised on a diet of toxic, patriarchal relationships on film and TV, where male characters spend the majority of their time treating female characters horrendously, and then redeeming themselves in the final 20 minutes with one grand gesture. Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024 But Gardner will be the first to say that there are many important nuances — such as the calorie deficit needed to lose a pound only grows as time on a diet progresses. Andrea Kane, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on a diet 

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“On a diet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20diet. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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