eat away
Example Sentences
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“Early trends in the 2026 summer suggest the transition to solar and batteries continues to eat away at gas use.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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
“The Complex” works instead by painstaking accretion—or rather, by erosion, recording in granular detail all the lies and violations that eat away at the Chopras’ respectable facade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Recent trading action notwithstanding, software shares have been battered this year over fears that artificial intelligence will eat away at traditional business models.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Over time the acids eat away at the rumen wall, allowing bacteria to enter the animal’s bloodstream.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
