* "I ate eight cookies after dinner." (This uses both words in their most common forms.)
* "He ate the cake in eight bites." (This combines the action of eating with a quantity.)
* "She ate the whole pizza by herself, but I only ate eight slices." (This highlights a contrast in consumption.)
* "Eight hungry children ate all the food in the buffet." (This uses both words in a single sentence about a large group.)
* "The cat ate eight mice in one night." (This is a more humorous example with a surprising quantity.)