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

“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

“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

“How do you balance staying informed and not eating away at your own mental health?” she said.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

He was just sitting there, as big as you please, with a sandwich in one paw, and an apple in the other, eating away and looking straight at me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls