Having eaten one's words, the columnist issued a public apology and corrected the article.

When faced with clear evidence, a politician who values honesty eats one's words and apologizes to the public.

When the experiment failed, one was eating one's words in front of the whole team.

When confronted with clear evidence, one ate one's words and admitted they had been mistaken.

In the puzzle, I had to list all the four-letter words I could think of.

He peppered his speech with five-dollar words to sound more impressive than he felt.

During the interview, he peppered his answers with ten-dollar words to seem more educated.

Please use a single-word title for the chapter.

Please avoid using multi-word labels in the form to keep entries concise.

When analyzing vocabulary, lexicographers marked each content word and noted its semantic properties.