eat away
Example Sentences
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Higher fuel prices also threaten to eat away at farmers’ margins, El-Hoshy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“The Complex” works instead by painstaking accretion—or rather, by erosion, recording in granular detail all the lies and violations that eat away at the Chopras’ respectable facade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
The high cost of living in Los Angeles and healthcare expenses, as well as the pressure to support family back home in Thailand, can quickly eat away savings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
“He’s harder to pin down. He’ll let something eat away at him without mentioning it, but if you really disappoint him ...” Josh let the words linger.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
