waste away

phrasal verb

wasted away; wasting away; wastes away

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

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That means Willis ranks among the fastest quarterbacks the game has ever seen, and right now, those legs are wasting away on Green Bay’s bench. —

Rob Reischel, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 In other words, the Jets are wasting away what looks like a talented group of skill-position players on paper, aided by the best offensive line of the Joe Douglas era. —

Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024 All Humanscale factories are TRUE® Zero Waste certified and are third-party audited to ensure each one diverts at least 90% of waste away from landfill, the environment, and incineration. —

Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 But director John Crowley and writer Nick Payne were adamant that viewers wouldn't be subjected to a deathbed scene or a sequence showing Almut wasting away. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for waste away