How to Use food chain in a Sentence

food chain

noun
  • Is at the top of the food chain, thus has no reason to evolve.
    Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 29 July 2022
  • As predators on the top of the food chain, whale sharks feed off the weak and sick.
    Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • There’s a new fast food chain adding mac and cheese to its menu.
    Tandra Smith | [email protected], al, 18 Nov. 2021
  • All the while, theropods tried their best to hold on to their status at the top of the food chain.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2023
  • In a lake or stream, insects are at the bottom of the food chain.
    Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The warmer and more acidic the oceans become, the more that threatens to collapse the food chain.
    Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 8 June 2022
  • And a large part of that change often stems from the top of the venture food chain.
    Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2023
  • As apex predators at the top of the food chain, walleye keep the food web in check.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The fast food chain rolled out the Collector’s Meal on Aug. 13.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Badr represents the top of the food chain of the change for women in the culinary world.
    Paul Feinstein, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Seafood is at the top of our gourmet (and recreational) food chain.
    Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2021
  • This approach starts closer to the lower end of the food chain.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The Bristol Bay fishery has evolved from its humble roots to the top of the food chain.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
  • This is the first time in six years that the fast food chain is offering the buckets.
    Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • In many ways, Wendy’s is just like any other fast-food chain.
    John Hall, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The number of locations for the most common fast food chain in the state.
    cleveland, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Among foods that spark a strong reaction, anchovies are at the top of the food chain.
    Casey Barber, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Like any true shark, Mark Cuban gets that everyone in the food chain has to eat.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • The fast food chain has not issued a statement on the current mask bans.
    Abigail Celaya, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Those issues forced the fast food chain to briefly close five restaurants last year.
    Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The fast-food chain has four people on the official list.
    Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Those tiny plastics are then consumed by fish and work their way up the food chain.
    Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The rich men were then left to foot the bill, as has always been the way in this model-mortal food chain.
    Tom Rasmussen, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Fast food:How long do fast food chains serve breakfast?
    Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2024
  • For schools not operating at the top of the food chain, there's bragging rights on the line.
    USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Mosquitoes are part of the food chain and are eaten by bats, birds and even fish.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2021
  • And not all sharks are apex predators who control the food chain from the top down, only some.
    Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022
  • Which fast food chain has the slowest drive-thru, according to a new study?
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The Waffle House, a Southern breakfast food chain, began a temporary 50-cent-per-egg surcharge to all of its menus Monday.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Related Articles What fast food chain makes the best chicken tenders?
    Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025

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