How to Use overeat in a Sentence

overeat

verb
  • When I'm tired or stressed, I tend to overeat.
  • Many of these adults overeat in order to cope with their stress.
    — Halley Bondy, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Among her tips: Don’t skip the pre-fast meal, sehri, and, once the sun sets, don’t overeat at iftar.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Chips and Snack Foods Snacks like chips and pretzels are low in calories but easy to overeat.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Jan. 2025
  • When the scarcity mindset drops, so does the need to overeat out of fear of never having it again.
    — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2021
  • Many people mistake thirst for hunger, prompting them to overeat which can lead to weight gain.
    — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Try not to overeat, and avoid too much caffeine or alcohol.
    — Tanya Mohn, New York Times, 31 May 2018
  • If the same is true for people, the finding could help explain our tendency to overeat.
    — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 27 June 2019
  • Holiday dinner isn't your last meal, so try not to overeat.
    — Alex Aronson, Redbook, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The trick is to resolve those issues and adopt strategies to avoid overeating on the regular.
    — Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2019
  • This can help reduce your risk of overeating between meals.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 13 Mar. 2025
  • This can help reduce your risk of overeating between meals.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Sleep and diet: Stress causes many people to overeat unhealthy foods and lose sleep.
    — Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2024
  • That’s why so many people overeat at buffet restaurants.
    — Bygleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • And don't eat all the meats — the body can only digest so much protein (think 4 to 6 ounces) at one time, and nothing can save you from the bloat triggered by overeating.
    — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 6 Aug. 2015
  • Anderson tends to overeat and shy away from people during the coldest months of winter.
    — Kelsie Sandoval, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Gomer adds that its lower fiber and protein counts won’t fill you up as much as other fish sandwich choices—and that might tempt you to overeat.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • My older dog has started overeating and begging for snacks.
    — Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
  • By the end of the trial, participants’ metabolic rates remained the same, and those who skipped breakfast didn’t overeat at lunchtime.
    — Lauren Steele, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2014
  • Foods like these, rich in both macronutrients, send strong signals to your brain’s reward system, priming you to overeat.
    — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 20 June 2018
  • Surely there must be more at play than just overeating high-fat and high-sugar sludge and avoiding exercise at all costs.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Undereating leads to overeating, and overeating leads to weight gain.
    — Philly.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • The main concern with overeating fruit is its natural sugar.
    — Markham Heid, Time, 6 June 2018
  • Just take a short walk to the Chinese grocery down the street, Great Wall, and get yourself some green tea ice cream, a perfect antidote to overheating and overeating.
    — Lillian Li, Bon Appetit, 6 June 2018
  • Kids who don’t know when their next eating opportunity will be more likely to overeat.
    — Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2018
  • It has also been found that THCV in its purest form can calm the unreasonable urge to overeat while also reducing hunger cravings.
    — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • It has also been found that THCV in its purest form can calm the unreasonable urge to overeat while also reducing hunger cravings.
    — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Last year, researchers identified a variation in a gene in Labrador retrievers, which tend to pack on pounds, that drives overeating.
    — Karin Brulliard, idahostatesman, 4 Aug. 2017
  • The company's website advertises the plates as a way to keep consumers from overeating.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 July 2019
  • Some begin to overeat in their desperation to extract even a glimmer of sensation from their meals.
    — Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021

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