- past participle of deteriorate.
- past tense form of deteriorate.
deteriorated
Example Sentences
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His condition deteriorated so much he had to give up work as a borehole engineer.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Her own finances have deteriorated amid the economic pressures of the war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
How could basic operations on the Navy’s most highly valued and most vigorously maintained platform have deteriorated so badly?
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Her relationship with Klitschko, already strained by the fact that she remained in the U.S. while he continued to live in Ukraine, deteriorated so much that he eventually demanded sole custody of the then-3-year-old Kaya.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ernest’s health had deteriorated toward the end of the war and grown even worse after the armistice.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
