On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Ate. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Ate in a sentence
Related words
Ate meaning
- simple past of eat
- past participle of eat
Synonyms of Ate
Using Ate
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past of eat | past participle of eat
- Useful related words include: greek deity.
- In the example corpus, ate often appears in combinations such as: ate the, and ate, who ate.
Context around Ate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ate
- In this selection, "ate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, peoples, different, tribe, anions, duopoly and food stand out and add context to how "ate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dog ate my stash and after i ate the meal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ate" sits close to words such as arch, caroline and clever, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A dog ate my stash, man. (6 words)
Advantest is a larger part of an ATE duopoly with Teradyne. (11 words)
At the same time, broad demand growth ate away at supply, creating a market deficit. (15 words)
Albeit a lengthy drive that ate a lot of clock, Chelsea drove down the field and scored on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Carter Dotson to Raymond Bridgeman to cut into the deficit and make it 27-7 with 4:36 to play in the third quarter. (48 words)
While the men of the tribe ate the body of the deceased and rarely contracted the disease, the women and children, who ate the less desirable body parts, including the brain, were eight times more likely than men to contract kuru from infected tissue. (44 words)
As a rule, the peoples who ate with their fingers were more likely influenced by the culture of India, for example, than the culture of China, where the peoples ate with chopsticks ; tea, as a beverage, can be found across the region. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
When I was happy I ate, when I was sad I ate, when I was bored I ate, if my feelings were hurt, I ate.
You see, if I was mad, I ate; if I was sad, I ate; if I was bored, I ate; if I was tired, I ate.
Nevertheless, she said, people who ate at the restaurant or ate a carry-out or delivery meal from it during the period in question should be watchful for symptoms.
As a rule, the peoples who ate with their fingers were more likely influenced by the culture of India, for example, than the culture of China, where the peoples ate with chopsticks ; tea, as a beverage, can be found across the region.
The -ite has one less oxygen than the -ate, but different -ate anions might have different numbers of oxygen atoms.
While the men of the tribe ate the body of the deceased and rarely contracted the disease, the women and children, who ate the less desirable body parts, including the brain, were eight times more likely than men to contract kuru from infected tissue.
A dog ate my stash, man.
Advantest is a larger part of an ATE duopoly with Teradyne.
After adjusting for factors such as age, sex, education and smoking, researchers found that those eating three or more whole grains per day had a slower rate of cognitive decline than those who ate the least.
After I ate the meal, without cleaning my mouth before, a taboo for me in those days, my nurse, who was one of the wives of Baba Alajo Shomolu, brought me a breakfast of pap and peppered stew.
After the Meep killed (and ate!) the Galactic Council, the Wrarth were deployed to stop them.
Albeit a lengthy drive that ate a lot of clock, Chelsea drove down the field and scored on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Carter Dotson to Raymond Bridgeman to cut into the deficit and make it 27-7 with 4:36 to play in the third quarter.
Also pictured are waitress Suzanne Jenkinson and young Marcus Sloan - who took part at short notice and ate 10 puddings to raise £20 for the appeal.
Also, when my kids went to the Japanese public schools, they only ate food that they themselves help to prepare and serve to their classmates, teaching them both the importance of nutrition and service to others.
And then I made two dozen chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, and I just ate them by myself and cried and then read the book over.
A research study found that those who ate 132 grams of white sweet potato extract daily over eight weeks lost weight.
As they ate, Theresa talked to Alex about Titan and how he’d been adjusting to being Victor Kiriakis’ (John Aniston) son.
At night, we ate teriyaki sirloins at Chuck’s Cellar and drank overly sweet mai tais at beach bars.
At some point in the past, he ate the Magu Magu no Mi, which is a Logia-type devil fruit.
At the same time, broad demand growth ate away at supply, creating a market deficit.
Common combinations with ate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ate the 26×
- and ate 18×
- who ate 14×
- he ate 13×
- we ate 10×
- ate it 9×
- ate at 8×
- they ate 8×
- ate lunch 6×
- she ate 6×