eat away
Example Sentences
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Childcare can easily eat away at a family’s budget.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
That came as a welcome surprise to investors, who have suffered through a tough year amid concerns over how artificial intelligence would eat away at the software industry.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
Whether fast or slow, such losses eat away at the Fed’s capital and are ultimately charged to the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Others in the sector, from Salesforce to Adobe, have also suffered under the weight of expectations—and the assumption that AI will slowly eat away at their businesses.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
My skin is crawling, like I can feel the B. cepacia looking for a way to slip inside and eat away at me.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
