deteriorating
Example Sentences
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Activists say the health of some relatives who have gone on hunger strike to demand the release of their loved ones is quickly deteriorating.
From BBC
That infection ate away at the cartilage in his knee, each scan showing it progressively deteriorating, reducing Deulofeu to the feeling of bone on bone.
From BBC
“If a perpetual rollover cycle were occurring, we would expect continuous monthly utilization and deteriorating borrower outcomes,” Metcalf said.
From MarketWatch
The sight starkly illustrated an ongoing battle to maintain the UK's historic, yet deteriorating, waterways.
From Barron's
But Ms. W.’s voice was deteriorating at an alarming speed, because now she could only speak in a hoarse whisper, and everybody had to stop with their “please”ing just to hear her.
From Literature
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