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Meanings of eat sparingly in English

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Usage of eat sparingly in English
1
He eat sparingly at the breakfast-table, and with only a slight relish.
The Good Time Coming
2
He knew enough to eat sparingly and to walk, so he was never sick.
John Jacob Astor
3
I'll have to eat sparingly, but I can make it.
The Highest Treason
4
Be prepared to eat sparingly and sleep rough.
Transgression: a novel of love and war
5
Julian was in excellent health; he was known to eat sparingly; a sudden illness would be suspicious.
Julian
6
Gathering brush and stones, they made a barricade and settled behind it to eat sparingly of their rations.
Star Hunter
7
You must eat sparingly at first.
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages
8
On these expeditions, the Indians carry with them only roasted corn, and of this they eat sparingly twice a day.
The Voyage of the Beagle
9
They were all day on the long black road, stopping in the afternoon to eat sparingly from their meager supplies.
The road
10
Nevertheless he bade his wife eat sparingly, because she was near her time, and that these tripes were no very commendable meat.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1
11
Usually the sufferer with "nerves" is the only one in the household who will eat sparingly and chew his food slowly.
How to Eat: A Cure for "Nerves"
12
Night came, a little darker than the day, and Jan stopped to build a fire and eat sparingly of his food, and to sleep.
Back to God's Country and Other Stories
13
Everybody drank sparingly of the water and ate sparingly of the bread.
Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
14
The girl ate sparingly, saying little and glancing often at her guest.
The Strong Arm
15
He ate sparingly, and his looks plainly showed that something was wrong.
The Wedding Guest: A Friend of the Bride and Bridegroom
16
She ate sparingly, while she watched this man who would be king.
A clash of kings
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