Examples of 'wasting away' in a sentence

Meaning of "wasting away"

This phrase describes a gradual and significant decline or deterioration in one's physical or mental health, well-being, or overall condition. It suggests a state of decline, loss of vitality, or wasting due to various factors, such as illness, malnourishment, or emotional distress
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  • present participle of waste away

How to use "wasting away" in a sentence

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wasting away
Like he was wasting away there in the ditch.
You look like you are wasting away.
Wasting away just like this town.
Making us laugh at us wasting away in their tracks.
I am wasting away in retail hell right now.
All that potential just wasting away.
You are wasting away before my very eyes.
We can not have you wasting away.
You are wasting away to skin and bones.
Though our outer self is wasting away.
I am wasting away under the weight of my deeds.
But they quickly start wasting away.
You are wasting away in that ivory tower.
It is depressing to see that site wasting away.
His time was wasting away with him.

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Wasting away before our eyes.
I can not have my man wasting away to nothing.
Wasting away in a car if you ask me.
Other singers must be wasting away their time.
Wasting away a noble life given to the subject.
No son of mine wasting away on that dole queue.
What our grandfathers would call wasting away.
You were wasting away at that university.
He suffers from a general wasting away.
You are wasting away your days.
Seems like you are kind of wasting away here.
It was wasting away all this money.
All those people wasting away.
I have been wasting away since my wedding day.
I can feel my portentous bulk wasting away already.
My mind was wasting away from starvation.
It looks like you are wasting away.
You are wasting away to the level of an alley cat.
You look like you are wasting away to nothing.
It is officially my mission to stop you from wasting away.
I worry about her wasting away in this backwater.
I have often considered objects which were wasting away.
You are wasting away here.
My heart in the gutter wasting away.
I am wasting away down here.
With his son wasting away.
Just wasting away amongst these ordinary old people.
Sadly his dull youth is wasting away here.
I am wasting away to naming here.
I heard she was wasting away.
Wasting away all my honey.
I point at a woman who seemed to be wasting away to nothing.
You are wasting away to nothing.
Some of them are wasting away.
Wasting away in the country.

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