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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ate anything" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone consumed any type of food without restriction.
Example: "After the long hike, I was so hungry that I felt like I could have eaten anything."
Alternatives: "consumed whatever" or "devoured anything available".
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The plate of breadfruit seeds she had offered him was untouched he no longer ate anything at all of hers and she looked at him, this man wearing trousers and a rosary around his neck, and wondered whether she had meddled with his destiny.
The plate of breadfruit seeds she had offered him was untouched — he no longer ate anything at all of hers — and she looked at him, this man wearing trousers and a rosary around his neck, and wondered whether she had meddled with his destiny.
Neither did anyone who ate anything at the bake sale on Saturday.
On top of getting only two hours sleep the previous night, the boy barely ate anything at all.
The starving population ate anything at hand in order to survive, including tulip bulbs.
We never ate anything.
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I land up not eating anything at the party.
We can eat anything".
They will eat anything".
She could eat anything.
Had Fumiko eaten anything?
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