wearing away
Example Sentences
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Debbie says the pain resulted from the knee implant slipping from the tibia and wearing away the bone.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
In recent decades, upstarts have invaded practically every aisle of the grocery store, wearing away at powerhouse brands with products that were sustainable, organic, plant-based, gluten-free and whole grain.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023
The cause: a wearing away of the protective cartilage between joints in the foot.
From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2022
Surgery to repair the meniscus revealed that cartilage was wearing away.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021
They camped in the Green Hills, and on September the twenty-second they rode gently down into the beginning of the trees as afternoon was wearing away.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
