corrosive
Example Sentences
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He would become a pre-eminent scholar of disasters and spend the rest of his long career illuminating the corrosive, collective traumas left in their wake.
Jealousy is often corrosive but Mr. Smee makes clear that it can also fuel ambition, experimentation and creativity.
While it won’t kill you like some other vices, trying to quit this spiritually corrosive habit cold turkey is inadvisable.
From Salon
Cook is the face of the campaign in a jewel-toned coat, which through an intentional corrosive treatment looks both worn-in and made to stand out.
From Los Angeles Times
“But when universities do the same thing by trying to weasel out of their contracts, it’s equally corrosive.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
