eat away
Example Sentences
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Whether fast or slow, such losses eat away at the Fed’s capital and are ultimately charged to the government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
That’s expected to squeeze household budgets and slowly eat away at consumer demand, slowing both aggregate spending and economic growth this year.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Investors are assessing whether AI could eat away at the broker industry’s lucrative advisory fees and commissions while virtually eliminating niche businesses such as appraisal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 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
Infections can eat away at bone, so this was serious.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
