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Example sentences for "feeds"

Lexicographically close words:
feedes; feedest; feedeth; feeding; feedings; feefty; feeing; feel; feeld; feele
  1. Fast by his side the generous Spartan glows With great revenge, and feeds his inward woes.

  2. But further, while the altar-fires she feeds with virgin brands, The maid Lavinia, and beside her ancient father stands, Out!

  3. And with the empty painted thing he feeds his mind withal, Sore groaning, and a very flood adown his face did fall.

  4. Meanwhile the Queen, long smitten sore with sting of all desire, With very heart's blood feeds the wound and wastes with hidden fire.

  5. This virgin thing: for thee she takes the spear's soft-fruited head, 390 For thee she twinkleth dancing feet, and feeds her holy hair.

  6. The lower end of its body looks as if it were its head and has a horn like a unicorn, so that it frightens away its enemies with its mock face, while it feeds in peace with that part of its body which looks like its hind quarter.

  7. And de juice is what feeds de sprout until it grows above de ground.

  8. Then I could have had the pleasure of watching the little things run about and show their gratitude when one feeds them.

  9. She keeps them white; She guards them from the steep; She feeds them on the fragrant height, And folds them in for sleep.

  10. If thy spirit seeks to brood On Hari glorious, Hari good; If it feeds on solemn numbers.

  11. This is the fuel which principally feeds and supplies the dangerous flame of sentiment.

  12. HE who clothes the lily, and feeds the fowls of the air, will not permit us to perish in the midst of Christians.

  13. William, I would not insult the meanest reptile that feeds upon garbage, by placing it in competition with a hypocrite so base and mean!

  14. The red hind, like the rock hind, frequents rocky places and feeds mostly on small fishes.

  15. It feeds on small fishes and crustaceans.

  16. It is a clean, wholesome fish, and feeds mostly on minnows and crawfish.

  17. It feeds on shrimps and other small crustaceans and small mollusks.

  18. It feeds on small fishes, mussels, and crustaceans and grows to a length of two or three feet, weighing from ten to fifteen pounds, though its usual size is not more than one-half of this length and weight.

  19. The lane snapper feeds on small fishes and crustaceans about the keys and reefs, in rather shallow water.

  20. It feeds about the reefs on small fishes and marine invertebrates, and grows to two feet in length, occasionally, but is usually found smaller.

  21. It feeds on small marine organisms, and grows to a length of two feet, occasionally, though its usual size is ten or twelve inches, and average weight from one to three or four pounds.

  22. It feeds on small fishes, crawfish, insects, and their larvae, etc.

  23. Its color is bluish green above, with metallic reflections; the sides are very bright and silvery, with faint streaks along the rows of scales; the belly is white, and it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans.

  24. It is a very predaceous fish and feeds principally on small minnows and the young of other fishes, also on crawfish, tadpoles, small frogs, insects, etc.

  25. The chub feeds on barnacles and other small mollusks, and is found wherever they abound, sometimes in rather deep water.

  26. It spawns in the spring and early summer, making and guarding its nest like the black-bass, and feeds on crawfish, small minnows, and insect larvae.

  27. It feeds on minnows, tadpoles, frogs, insects, and their larvae.

  28. It feeds mostly on small fishes and frogs.

  29. Lamb Himself now feeds them On Mount Sion's pastures fair; From His central Throne He leads them By the living fountains there: Lamb and Shepherd!

  30. Christ Himself, my Shepherd, feeds me, Peace and joy my spirit fill; In a pasture green He leads me Forth beside the waters still: Oh!

  31. Her heart feeds upon his thoughts, and assimilates them into new and graceful forms of feminine beauty, and Paul sits and listens, full of love and wonder, to his own thoughts, reproduced by the vivid perceptive powers of his wife.

  32. Love's self is a secret, and so feeds on secrets, Pierre.

  33. But while nature thus very early and very abundantly feeds us, she is very late in tutoring us as to the proper methodization of our diet.

  34. Unless Love feeds upon its own sweet self, Till it becomes all Music murmurs of.

  35. One ocean feeds the clouds, and streams, and dew; One Sun illumines Heaven; one Spirit vast With life and love makes chaos ever new, As Athens doth the world with thy delight renew.

  36. To distant stars with equal glory burns, Inflames their lamps, and feeds their golden urns.

  37. He is a Fly that feeds on the sore part, and would have nothing to live on, if the whole body were in health.

  38. Yes," said Harding; "and since this stream feeds the lake, most probably on the side near the sea there is an outlet by which the surplus water escapes.

  39. In fact, the heart of friend Pencroft could not fail to be rejoiced, for the flesh of the turtle, which feeds on wrack-grass, is extremely savory.

  40. By pastures green He leads me, With gladness there He feeds me, From purest springs revives me, In need He counsel gives me.

  41. My soul on God's word most dear Feeds and liveth ever, That all Christians love to hear Daily, tiring never.

  42. The tribe do not perform the shraddh ceremony, but in the month of Kunwar, on the day corresponding to that on which his father died, a man feeds the caste-fellows in memory of him.

  43. On the sixth day she washes the feet of all the children in the kuri, feeds them and then returns to her husband's hut.

  44. With her own life she fans and feeds that weak life's trembling rays, And with the sweetness of the care, the care itself repays.

  45. When the copper within Seeths and simmers--the tin, Pour quick, that the fluid that feeds the bell May flow in the right course glib and well.

  46. Thus the simple poet needs a help from without, while the sentimental poet feeds his genius from his own fund, and purifies himself by himself.

  47. Of itself it makes The dreadful food it feeds on; its delight Is murder--its satiety despair.

  48. It feeds largely on the ground, and its long tail sometimes causes the "griff" to mistake it for a pheasant.

  49. It feeds on the ground, but takes refuge in a tree when disturbed.

  50. It is often found far from water, since it feeds largely on insects, which it picks off the ground in much the same way as the roller or so-called blue jay does.

  51. This creature feeds on human ordure and haunts the neighbourhood of latrines.

  52. It feeds largely on the ground, taking cover in bushes when alarmed.

  53. God feeds the birds: and will He not feed me?

  54. The hawk feeds on the small birds, the small birds on the insects, the insects, many of them, on each other.

  55. This minnow feeds on mud, or rather on the little plants which grow in mud, and his intestines are lengthened out proportionally.

  56. His mouth is small and without teeth, for he feeds on creatures smaller than fishes, and his head in the spring is covered with coarse warts, nuptial ornaments, which fall off as soon as the eggs are properly disposed of.


  57. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "feeds" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.