- present tense form of erode (3rd person singular).
erodes
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In a statement Saturday, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said that, “failing to hold yesterday’s meeting is unacceptable and erodes public trust.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
She wrote a series of articles about the problem of loneliness among older people, which she described as "a creeping enemy which erodes confidence."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In concentrated markets, companies have every incentive to avoid competing aggressively because competition erodes margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
One is mechanical stress, in which repeated contact with water droplets creates friction that slowly erodes a coating or causes pieces of it to peel away.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
But the liquid from within bounced on the still water like a violent rainstorm that erodes the land.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
