How to Use diet in a Sentence

diet

1 of 2 noun

• To save meat for the troops, civilians were asked to cut it from their diets one day each week.
  — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023
• Those are the backbone of a diet good for both people and planet.
  — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• Wild cats pose an outsized threat to birds, which make up half their diet.
  — Sachi Mulkey, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2024
• All the more reason, then, to take good care of it with a healthy, balancing diet.
  — Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
• The zoo weighs them biweekly to make sure their diet is balanced and right.
  — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• Modified the dish for a more Taiwanese spin on it and to meet special diet needs.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
• Researchers have been tracking seabird diets on the islands for decades.
  — Abby McBride, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
• If you’re diagnosed, a gluten-free diet will keep your symptoms in check.
  — Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 2 May 2024
• Although times have changed, fish is still a huge staple in many local diets.
  — Claire Volkman, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
• The chickens are fed a diet of expired or unused human food.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• Though the fox has been captured dining on litter in this photo, that’s not likely to be its full diet.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
• Better grooming, working out, and a healthy diet are the usual first steps, though some men may move on to plastic surgery.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
• Rice is an easy-to-make staple that’s an essential part of many people’s diets.
  — Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
• Ferguson drove trucks for six years before getting a call from Kelce, who asked his pal for help with his diet in 2016.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
• In fact, most men on TRT lose body fat right away, even without any change in their diet or exercise program [3]!
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
• Research shows that a low-residue diet that is low in fiber might just be as effective as a clear liquid diet.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
• The author’s longtime specialty is to explore the world through single items in our diet.
  — Barry Estabrook, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
• Different groups live in diverse climates, make a variety of sounds and have a wide range of diets.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
• The boy ate an unusual diet for the area and possessed 100 percent East African ancestry.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
• Melas began a paleo diet and cut out alcohol to lessen the symptoms that remained.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
• The menu also caters to special diets, including paleo and gluten-free.
  — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
• And adding more plant base into your diet is something that’s important.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Jan. 2024
• When enough are available, fruits can comprise over 90 percent of these monkey’s diets.
  — Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
• These include choosing healthier diets, with less meat and more plants, or choosing to walk more.
  — Rob Reddick, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
• The tribe said its higher standards are needed to protect the fish and wild rice that are important parts of its members' diets and culture.
  — Steve Karnowski, ajc, 7 June 2023
• Clark said everyone drank beer as a cornerstone of their diet.
  — Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
• While there aren’t any magic pills or single immune-boosting foods, eating a diverse diet that’s rich in plants is a great place to start.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2023
• Elizabeth Banks will try all sorts of things in an effort to keep her skin looking good, from tweaking skin care routine to her diet.
  — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
• During the day, an upset stomach reduced his diet to gentle soup.
  — Mujib Mashal Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• Sarah Bradley has been writing health content since 2017—everything from product roundups and illness FAQs to nutrition explainers and the dish on diet trends.
  — Lacey Muinos, Verywell Health, 3 May 2024

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diet

2 of 2 verb

• I've been dieting for two months.
• My doctor told me my bloodwork is great, to relax, and not to diet.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2021
• Sure enough, even in households in which there was regularly not enough to eat, people reported a desire to diet to lose weight.
  — Carrie Arnold, STAT, 25 June 2020
• The struggle of a season prompted Diaz to focus on his body and diet this offseason, trading steak and rice for leaner meats and salads.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2022
• Likewise, people with bigger bodies shouldn’t feel pressure to diet endlessly—or take any measure to change themselves—if that’s what works best for them.
  — Amelia Harnish, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
• Coaches could use these to test how competition is influenced by a wide variety of behaviors, from sleep patterns to diet to stance on the field.
  — Eleanor Cummins, Scientific American, 27 July 2021
• For women, good advice about exercise has been particularly hard to separate from the pressure to diet and look hot.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
• January is to diet culture as November is to pumpkin-spiced beverages.
  — New York Times, 27 Jan. 2022
• California lawmakers are targeting social media with a bill prohibiting social media platforms from having algorithms or features that expose children to diet products or lead them to develop an eating disorder.
  — Jesse Bedayn, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
• Critics worry the media attention encourages cancer patients to diet without adequate evidence.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021
• I've been dieting for two months.
• My doctor told me my bloodwork is great, to relax, and not to diet.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2021
• Sure enough, even in households in which there was regularly not enough to eat, people reported a desire to diet to lose weight.
  — Carrie Arnold, STAT, 25 June 2020
• The struggle of a season prompted Diaz to focus on his body and diet this offseason, trading steak and rice for leaner meats and salads.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2022
• Likewise, people with bigger bodies shouldn’t feel pressure to diet endlessly—or take any measure to change themselves—if that’s what works best for them.
  — Amelia Harnish, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
• Coaches could use these to test how competition is influenced by a wide variety of behaviors, from sleep patterns to diet to stance on the field.
  — Eleanor Cummins, Scientific American, 27 July 2021
• For women, good advice about exercise has been particularly hard to separate from the pressure to diet and look hot.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
• January is to diet culture as November is to pumpkin-spiced beverages.
  — New York Times, 27 Jan. 2022
• California lawmakers are targeting social media with a bill prohibiting social media platforms from having algorithms or features that expose children to diet products or lead them to develop an eating disorder.
  — Jesse Bedayn, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
• Critics worry the media attention encourages cancer patients to diet without adequate evidence.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021
• I've been dieting for two months.
• My doctor told me my bloodwork is great, to relax, and not to diet.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2021
• Sure enough, even in households in which there was regularly not enough to eat, people reported a desire to diet to lose weight.
  — Carrie Arnold, STAT, 25 June 2020
• The struggle of a season prompted Diaz to focus on his body and diet this offseason, trading steak and rice for leaner meats and salads.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2022
• Likewise, people with bigger bodies shouldn’t feel pressure to diet endlessly—or take any measure to change themselves—if that’s what works best for them.
  — Amelia Harnish, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
• Coaches could use these to test how competition is influenced by a wide variety of behaviors, from sleep patterns to diet to stance on the field.
  — Eleanor Cummins, Scientific American, 27 July 2021
• For women, good advice about exercise has been particularly hard to separate from the pressure to diet and look hot.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
• January is to diet culture as November is to pumpkin-spiced beverages.
  — New York Times, 27 Jan. 2022
• California lawmakers are targeting social media with a bill prohibiting social media platforms from having algorithms or features that expose children to diet products or lead them to develop an eating disorder.
  — Jesse Bedayn, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
• Critics worry the media attention encourages cancer patients to diet without adequate evidence.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021

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