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Example sentences for "wear away"

  • To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.

  • Defn: To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.

  • To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

  • To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.

  • To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wear away" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    almost entirely; because they are not; came over; common usage; driven over; fair wind; floured board; general merchandise; good supper; having received; led her; little anxiety; making machine; means uncommon; musical note; must suffer; personal friends; returned the; sailing directions; sinful flesh; though somewhat; wear away; wear them; wearing apparel; weary land