waste away

verb

wasted away; wasting away; wastes away

: to become thinner and weaker because of illness or lack of food

Examples of waste away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The shipbuilding enterprise is a system, and no system can be optimized while critical parts of it are wasting away. — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Prioritize Strength Training Research suggests that without a consistent stimulus from being challenged to work, muscles tend to atrophy, or waste away. — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

The Carter Doctrine, which states that the United States will treat attacks on Persian Gulf oil supplies as an attack on America’s core interests, is wasting away nearly 50 years after it was first established. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Orion's toilet uses air flow to pull solid and fluid waste away from the body and into containers. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for waste away

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