- present tense form of erode (3rd person singular).
erodes
Example Sentences
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One is mechanical stress, in which repeated contact with water droplets creates friction that slowly erodes a coating or causes pieces of it to peel away.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Improved public services and better learning outcomes in schools will reinforce trust -- but if AI embeds bias in government decisions or erodes data privacy, that trust will be difficult to recover," said the statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The county said it all “further erodes confidence” in the district’s budgeting abilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
That erodes the purchasing power of the yen and feeds into the inflation problem that the Bank of Japan only recently started raising interest rates to fight.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
As the icebergs drift, the seawater erodes them from below, until the berg abruptly topples over and continues its journey upside down.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
