chip away

Examples (10)

• He was chipping away at the stone with a small hammer.
• The sculptor carefully chipped away at the block of marble to reveal the figure within.
• Constant criticism can chip away at a person's self-confidence.
• The opposition party is trying to chip away at the government's authority.
• Inflation is slowly chipping away at the value of our savings.
• The team began to chip away at their opponent's 20-point lead in the second half.
• Over centuries, the river has chipped away at the canyon walls.
• She managed to chip away at her massive student loan debt by making extra payments.
• New evidence began to chip away at the prosecutor's case.
• We need to chip away at this complex problem one small piece at a time.