waste away
Example Sentences
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And they’re working to divert three-fourths of the city’s food scraps and other organic waste away from landfills, as required under state law.
From Los Angeles Times
“When I ran a women’s homeless shelter,” she continues, “I myself was driving the women to jobs, to training, to appointments, to wherever, because I wanted them to restart their life. What if I said: ‘No, stay in the shelter and just waste away’?
People are also being asked to have children supervised at all times, to take food waste away with them and not to feed the birds.
From BBC
On Wednesday, more than 100 aid agencies and rights groups stated that "with supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes."
From BBC
"With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
