eat away
Example Sentences
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“Early trends in the 2026 summer suggest the transition to solar and batteries continues to eat away at gas use.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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
Another trend instilling fear in the market: rising memory prices, which are expected to eat away at Fortinet’s profits.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
Over time the acids eat away at the rumen wall, allowing bacteria to enter the animal’s bloodstream.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
