eat into

Example Sentences

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Monthly premiums of $1,000 or more can quickly eat into your retirement savings, particularly during those crucial early years of retirement.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“To get that number down, you are going to have to eat into his core.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

And, while they managed to win three of those, dropped points at Livingston and in Motherwell on Saturday allowed Celtic the opportunity to eat into their lead.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Agricultural machinery makers tend to see big-ticket purchases such as tractors and combines shrink as high fertilizer costs eat into farm income.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

I may have to attach them to the outside hull, and that would eat into my solar cell storage.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir