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"erode my" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to slowly wear away or diminish something. It can be used in different contexts, such as in a physical or metaphorical sense. Example: The constant exposure to salty water began to erode my boat's hull, causing it to leak. In this sentence, "erode my" is used to describe the gradual deterioration of the boat's hull due to the salty water. Example 2: The negative comments from others began to erode my self-confidence, making me doubt my abilities. Here, "erode my" is used figuratively to describe the diminishing of self-confidence caused by negative remarks.
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After medical school I began training in emergency medicine, but the fleeting contact with patients began to erode my sense of satisfaction from the work.
Grateful that I now had the resources to attempt a recovery, I slowly returned to investing, knowing that sitting on cash or putting my money into certificates of deposit would erode my capital when interest rates inevitably rose.
I'd eat the free Dominos my employer provided, slowly erode my insides with Red Bull, and slip into a fugue state while transcribing the alien-sounding phrases spat out by the MBAs on the other end of the line.
The people who I once thought were caring and supportive become … tyrants who are trying to manipulate me and erode my freedom … human beings are all evil and corrupt and everyone's out to take advantage of me … (Int 4) My perception of people involved in my care undergoes like a paradigm shift.
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My years in Germany eroded my capacity for shock.
They certainly eroded my sense of well-being.
It just erodes my soul," she says with a nervous laugh.
"This has eroded my faith in government, because there was such a high when Obama came in," said Meredith Quill, 38, who lives in Los Angeles.
That the novel finds its title in the passage above further eroded my confidence in Sernovitz's ability to guide me through his characters' lives.
The Hudson flows 300 miles from the Adirondacks and "isn't really a river at all once it reaches Lower Manhattan," he said, further eroding my fanciful notion that living near the river made me something of a nautical expert.
The charity seems close to collapse, and while I like the job and think what the charity does can be beneficial, I fear working there is eroding my wellbeing and I am thinking of resigning.
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