eating away
Example Sentences
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Those interest rates are eating away at your ability to save for retirement, and have the peace of mind and confidence to move forward with your life.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
She quickly set teams to work designing new graphics cards for videogames—AMD’s chips power PlayStation and Xbox consoles, among other gaming systems—and more powerful data-center and PC chips, steadily eating away at Intel’s market share.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
“Those annual diversions by Los Angeles keep eating away at the progress,” McQuilkin said, adding that allowing water levels to rise is especially important as climate change brings more intense droughts.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
The concern is so big, according to Amorim, it is eating away at United's status.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
It’s on the third night, during our game, that I answer the question eating away at me.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
