erode away
Frequency: 7.312.0 per million words
Emphasizes the removal or disappearance of something due to erosion.
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- The rocks have eroded away over time.
- Constant waves caused the soft cliffs to slowly erode away.
- Without tree roots, the topsoil will quickly erode away.
- The features on the ancient statue had been eroded away by wind and rain.
- We watched the floodwaters erode away the riverbank.
- Inflation is causing our savings to erode away.
- His confidence started to erode away after the repeated failures.
- Years of broken promises had made the trust between them erode away completely.
- The scandal caused the politician's public support to erode away rapidly.
- Over the decades, even the most vivid memories can start to erode away.