wasted away

Example Sentences

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There can be no doubt that the poor wasted away when even the rich were constantly hungry.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Bohdan’s father wasted away for weeks in the corridor room of a shelter for the injured and homeless before stomach cancer finally claimed him on Oct 3.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

"All the birds were at least half the normal weight, they had no fat on them at all and their muscle tissue had wasted away," Taylor said.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2022

Before you know, it's a week, a month, a year wasted away.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2017

But truly, broken down and wasted away as I was, I could do no more for him.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel