decompose

Example Sentences

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If we change, on a larger systemic level, the way we grow, distribute and decompose food, then we’ll be in a much better place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Despite recycling efforts, most plastic ends up in landfills where it can take centuries to decompose, leaching out chemicals during that time, Deeney said.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

This creates a powerful feedback loop: more nutrients lead to more algae, which consume more oxygen as they decompose, which in turn releases even more nutrients.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

The upper layers of soil contain more active microbes, so bodies can decompose in about 20 to 30 years, rather than up to 100 in a traditional grave.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

The fear of not living is a deep, abiding dread of watching your own potential decompose into irredeemable disappointment when “should be” gets crushed by what is.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman