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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ate for" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is not typically used in standard English, as it lacks context and clarity regarding what is being consumed or the purpose of the action.
Example: "I ate for lunch" could be a more complete phrase, but "ate for" alone is ambiguous.
Alternatives: "ate during" or "had for".
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We would know what she ate for breakfast and what she weighed at any given moment.
5) Context: You get home from dinner out at a restaurant and a housemate asks what you ate for dinner.
They ate for hours.
(For instance, what he ate for breakfast).
"What Paris Hilton ate for breakfast"; by contrast, the vast majority of its gems remain untapped.
"It's more about the randomness of what they ate for lunch yesterday," he said.
But what about the water that was used to grow the food you ate for dinner?
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We ate...for a long time.
I just asked a stuttering robber to e-nun-ci-ate, for heaven's sake.
Talk about the flowers, family and friends, what your friend ate for breakfast.
I went back time and again and always ate for free.
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