How to Use feeder in a Sentence

feeder

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  • The feeder should be at least five feet off the ground.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Even among the housed, feeders tend to live on the margins.
    — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The best slow feeders are lick mats and slow-feeder bowls.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The early birds will be looking for feeders on the front porch.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Be sure to keep the area under the feeder clean of leftover birdseed.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
  • If your dog likes to inhale their food, a slow feeder is a good way to slow them down.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Fortunately, the cat feeder had a hole on the side, which allowed the dog to breathe.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The brand says that the 10-inch feeder can also be used as a handheld version.
    — Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2023
  • That’s why this automatic pet feeder is the best fit for the job.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Let the sweet solution cool before putting it in the feeder.
    — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
  • Look for that charming junco at the bird feeder or the deer prancing despite the cold.
    — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The feeder crumpled beneath the weight of the whitetail, and both animals fled the scene before the video cut out.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • If one hummingbird is at the feeder and a second comes along, a fight breaks out.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022
  • This $169 price is for the feeder, but there are bundles and accessories too.
    — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Just sprinkle the seeds outside or put them in a platform feeder.
    — Karl Schneider, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Fans have been concerned their team can be used as a feeder for parent clubs.
    — Graham Dunbar, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The feeder comes with a seed scoop, metal hanger, mount and screws, and a USB-C charging cable.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Red dye is not required to make hummingbird food and will not help attract the bird to your feeder.
    — Caitlin McLean, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022
  • Wet seed in the feeders can quickly mold and become dangerous to birds.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Without him, the Vikings fall a long way and become one of NFL’s bottom feeders on defense.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • On a busy day at the feeders, the orioles would arrive early, sometimes in numbers of five or six.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Now, the whale has become hard substrate, where suspension feeders like anemones and sponges can latch on and grow.
    — Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 10 May 2023
  • The program has been built for longevity with the growth and cultivation of a feeder system..
    — Tyler Foy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
  • To help these birds and boost your chances of spotting them, fill a feeder or garden with nectar and nectar-rich plants.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Made from wood to look like a miniature porch swing, this feeder comes fully assembled and ready to hang.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The events are feeders for the annual Miss America pageant.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2023
  • And the whale shark is a docile scoop feeder, honestly closer to a baleen whale than our mental image of a scary shark.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Videos shared by the zoo show staff members feeding formula to the newborn pygmy slow loris through a small feeder.
    — USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The city aims to attract climate migrants, seeing them as a feeder of the economy, rather than a drag on it.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Hummingbirds, which can be found in every state save Hawaii, won’t eat from just any feeder.
    — Susan Cosier, WSJ, 29 July 2022

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