How to Use feed on/upon in a Sentence

feed on/upon

phrasal verb

• There’s a horde of hands to feed on the depth chart above Bryant.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 21 July 2023
• Throw in a plant or two for the caterpillars to feed on.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
• 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
• Root knot nematodes live in the soil and feed on fig roots.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Ticks seek hosts, and then bury their heads into the host’s skin and feed on their blood for hours or days.
  — Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 9 July 2025
• When the insects emerge next spring and feed on your boxwoods, they will be killed.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
• 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
• But he’s got the twins to check on, and the security feed on his phone shows the two cuddling.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
• Musk shared a clothed image of Ani on his feed on Monday.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
• 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
• That means these organics have to get to that ocean for there to be anything to feed on them.
  — David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
• Siri posted a picture with Kennedy on his X feed on Nov. 14.
  — Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
• 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
• The urchins feed on harmful algae that thrive in warmer waters and can harm coral.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
• The wild animal tends to feed on rabbits, rats, mice, rabbits, birds and domestic cats.
  — Joseph Hernandez august 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025