wear away
Example Sentences
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Everyday habits, from drinking acidic beverages to poor brushing routines, wear away enamel over time.
From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025
This leads to uneven properties within rocks, Schwenzer says, so that when the rocks erode to the point they are on the planet’s surface and the wind whips against them, they don’t wear away evenly.
From Scientific American • May 17, 2023
Let it rip and worry about it after — that was always Shanahan’s reflex, at least until the basic beatdown of NFL football began to wear away at the 42-year-old and kneecap his teams.
From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2022
Fruit juices, which contain lots of naturals acids, can also wear away enamel on teeth and a lack of calorie intake can make breath smell different.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2022
That the Appalachian Mountains present so much more modest an aspect today is because they have had so much time in which to wear away.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
