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It got eaten vs It was eaten

Both "it got eaten" and "it was eaten" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "It got eaten" is more informal and emphasizes that something was eaten, while "it was eaten" is more formal and passive. The choice between them depends on the level of formality you want to convey.
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It got eaten

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal contexts to emphasize the action of eating.

Use "it got eaten" in informal situations to emphasize that something was consumed. It is commonly used in spoken English.

Examples:

  • I left my sandwich on the table and it got eaten by someone.
  • The cake got eaten before the party even started.
  • The cookies got eaten so quickly that I didn't get to try one.
  • The pizza got eaten in less than five minutes.
  • The leftovers got eaten by the dog when no one was looking.
  • There was some ziti, but it got eaten.
  • You're that guy that got eaten by the great white and lived to tell about it.
  • And definitely nobody got eaten alive.
  • Then we almost got eaten by a shark-squid.
  • Probably got eaten by one of her rats.
  • He got eaten by an infected kid.
  • I just got eaten by a wolf.
  • My mom said your wife got eaten on your honeymoon...
  • The beautiful canvas and rubber skylights got eaten by the sun in six months.
  • You know, the last time we took somebody else's job, you almost got eaten.
  • You got eaten by flesh-eating Zombies...
  • I almost got eaten by a horse, and some old man tried to chase me off his porch with a cane.
  • That little fella, he could have walked/into a big hole or got eaten by a croc.
  • I got a discount on this house Because some old German guy got eaten by rats.
  • But that movement got eaten by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin and the Yippies.
  • I think she's been down since her dog got eaten.
  • And then I stand up and we show a giant picture of the guy who got eaten.
  • Another body found with its heart eaten.
  • And if she got eaten, guys where's the blood?
  • Another Death Star was destroyed, Boba Fett got eaten by the Sarlacc, and we got the Ewoks.

Alternatives:

  • it was consumed
  • it was devoured
  • it disappeared
  • it vanished
  • it was gobbled up

It was eaten

This phrase is correct and commonly used in formal contexts to indicate that something was consumed.

Use "it was eaten" in formal or written contexts to indicate that something was consumed. It is more commonly used in passive voice constructions.

Examples:

  • The cake was eaten by the guests.
  • The food was eaten before I arrived.
  • The sandwich was eaten by someone in the office.
  • The fruit was eaten by the monkeys in the zoo.
  • The cookies were eaten by the children.
  • It was eaten by left-handed moths.
  • It was eaten by moths... so I repaired it
  • Just like the last one we found, this vic's heart is gone, like it was eaten right out of her chest.
  • It was eaten by left-handed moths.
  • And of course, in the morning it was always eaten by a fox, ... or some such, which only went to prove their existence further.
  • Fagiolo Cannellino di Atina was always the main food of the local people, who cooked it in the traditional pignata (cooking pot), seasoning it with a dribble of olive oil; in the past, it was the only food eaten at lunchtime.
  • Kaz, when I shot Brayden Holt, I wasn't thinking about whether it was the right thing to do or not. I just, I was eaten up by hate.
  • It says here some woman was eaten alive by her own houseplants.
  • Accounts of the visit of bishop Cesare Speciano (1599-1606) to convents in the region mention that it was customary to distribute a certain quantity of sausage on 'days when meat was eaten'.
  • Just when it seemed like the dark clouds had finally passed, Brendan contracted scurvy... went bankrupt, and his wife was eaten by wolves.
  • The stepson was eaten by cannibals.
  • It was the best food either of us had ever eaten.
  • It was grown to prevent crops being eaten by animals.
  • It was the first time in my life that I've eaten like a pig.
  • We would've buried the parts but it was getting late and we hadn't eaten.
  • Look, it was late. I hadn't eaten since lunch.
  • Another 30 minutes, and we still hadn't eaten, and it was clear now that nobody else was coming.
  • It was a family tainted by hereditary defects,... eaten for generations by syphilis and insanity.
  • It depends on the number of ghosts you have eaten since the last energizer was eaten:
  • Every dream it came in contact with was eaten up into one huge delusion.

Alternatives:

  • it was consumed
  • it was devoured
  • it disappeared
  • it vanished
  • it was gobbled up

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