erode

Example Sentences

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The newly studied fossil deposit on Spitsbergen is so concentrated that it forms a visible bonebed eroding out of the mountainside.

From Science Daily

“Trust has been eroded with some of the events we have seen recently. Some of our making,” Navratil said in a recent podcast for employees.

From The Wall Street Journal

Particles emitted from a fusion plasma will erode the reactor wall, contaminating the plasma and rendering most known materials brittle and porous within months.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the $10 million wasn’t adjusted annually, and over the next 15 years its value was eroded by a cumulative 49% inflation rate.

From Barron's

The intense morning sickness she endured during the pregnancy had eroded the enamel on her teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal