How to Use feed in a Sentence
- The streams feed the creek.
- They used the wood to feed the fire.
- The children fed apples to the horses.
- These supplies could feed a small army for a week.
- He was too weak to feed himself.
- We fed the horses with apples, oats, and hay.
- He doesn't earn enough to feed a family of four.
- We feed the plants with a special fertilizer twice a week.
- The motor is fed by an electrical current.
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Rice feeds more than half the world.
—Hanqin Tian, Fortune, 25 May 2026
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Toss foods the ants may have fed on.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
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Toss foods the ants may have fed on.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
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The dogs were well fed and heavy on the weight.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Stink bugs are feeding on the fruit.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
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They are taken to feed lots the next day.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
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Voles feed and tunnel day and night.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
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Because that’s what feeds the artist in me.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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This festive cake is large enough to feed a crowd.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
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Also, closed mouths don’t get fed.
—Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
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That’s bound to be the case with a duck that feeds on corn and acorns.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
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Don't feed the stereotypes, don't tempt the gods.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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Snakes are known to feed on mice and rats that can be found around such places.
—Ike Morgan | [email protected], al, 21 July 2023
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Each day, it’s cared for, fed and given a place to rest.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
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But in the near term, there are a lot of mouths to feed and not enough to eat.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 June 2026
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This species feeds on a wide variety of plants.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
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This species feeds on a wide variety of plants.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
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Dogs that are fed outside are at higher risk as well.
—Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
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Stock up on this and some chips to feed a crowd this holiday.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026
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Below, on the open flat, a lone cow was feeding.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
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The flatworm doesn’t feed on or live within your pet.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
- There's a jam in the paper feed.
- We had to cut off the main power feed.
- They're showing a live satellite feed of the event.
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That didn’t show up on my feed!
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
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One of the scoreboards has no feed.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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The builder supplies the price feed.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Track feeds will be available on fan apps.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Do not touch, feed or crowd the turtles.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Tell the vultures that this is a no-feed zone?
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
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Don’t let a video that converts die in your feed.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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And don’t forget to keep up with the team feed.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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The screens show live video feeds, maps, and dashboards.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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An ad popped up on my Facebook feed.
—David Greig september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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There are tack rooms, feed rooms, and office space in the barns as well.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023
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Bowen posted a trailer of the video on her own feeds.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 May 2026
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The content doesn't live in my inbox or my feed.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Gaps in your data feed are gaps in your revenue.
—Zac Brandenberg, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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The mill has supplied feed to farmers across the area.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Want a clip for your social media feed?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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And don’t forget to keep up with the Nuggets’ team feed.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Their feed is full of other people's takes.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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But then the platform will slowly start putting it back in your feed.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
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If your lawn is stressed already, don’t apply weed and feed.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
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The content keeps users inside the feed.
—Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Firefly larvae feed on slugs and snails.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
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Firefly larvae feed on slugs and snails.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
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Make your presence bigger than one feed.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Transplant and feed water lilies and bog plants.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
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Klum’s feed was filled with praise from her followers.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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The health food ad was one of many for dietary remedies in my news feed.
—Blithe Holcomb Hogan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026
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