How to Use feed on/upon in a Sentence

feed on/upon

phrasal verb

• The snakeheads feed on smaller bass and the bass feed on the protein-rich snakehead fry.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
• Hungry microbes in search of food The gut is full of colonies of different microbes that feed on — and ferment — nutrients in stool.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 July 2024
• Cabbage aphids feed on cruciferous family members, like cabbages and greens.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2024
• But disinformation operatives can easily feed on confusion to sow distrust in the whole process — and subsequently the outcome of a major race.
  — Sam Sabin, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 24 Sep 2024