decaying

Example Sentences

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But he kept seeing more cases of decaying moss.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The space, which stretches as far as the eye can see, looks like an office, a showroom, a library and a decaying home all at once.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Voyager 1, like its twin Voyager 2, is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator that converts heat from decaying plutonium into electricity.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

He focused on a handful of issues—cronyism and corruption, economic stagnation and inflation, and decaying public services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I could smell the stench of decaying cabbage.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison