eating away

Example Sentences

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“We are not seeing a big whoosh in the economy. We are seeing a strengthening recovery. It’s a cyclical recovery that is eating away at spare capacity from a cyclical low point,” Conway said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

That shows you two things: that you were smart to go back to work when you did and shore up your finances, and that even now inflation never stops eating away at your retirement.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

Dame Clare Moriarty, chief executive of Citizens Advice, said: “For those on the lowest incomes, these unavoidable costs are already eating away at their finances, leaving their budgets stretched beyond breaking point.”

From BBC • Aug. 16, 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

I tense immediately, afraid that he’s going to name some crime of mine that went unacknowledged, or a confession that’s eating away at him, or something equally difficult.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth