- present participle of erode.
eroding
Example Sentences
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Already this year, multiple counties have declared local emergencies as a spell of powerful, tropical storms from the Pacific sent high surf to Southern California, eroding local beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The practice was banned in 2020, but the bare faces that cutting left behind are still collapsing and eroding today, washing sediment down into reservoirs.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The changes are eroding freedom of navigation, a cornerstone of global shipping, the group said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
In an era when short TikTok and YouTube videos are being blamed for eroding attention spans and fueling a reading crisis, social media, it transpires, is creating new audiences for the classics.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
He was shorter than them, and real skinny, like the prairie winds were eroding him away.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
