3 sentences

1. 只是随便读读消磨时间罢了。

   zhǐ​shì suí​biàn dú dú xiāo​mó shí​jiān bà​le.

   It's just some reading to pass the time.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 他在咖啡馆里消磨了一个下午。

   tā zài kā​fēi​guǎn lǐ xiāo​mó le yī gè xià​wǔ.

   He idled away an afternoon in the cafe.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 漫长的等待消磨了他的斗志。

   màn​cháng de děng​dài xiāo​mó le tā de dòu​zhì.

   The long wait wore down his morale.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary