erosion

Example Sentences

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For example, maintaining green spaces as wildlife habitat can buffer infrastructure from severe weather, erosion or flooding.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Water was scarce; wetlands and lakes turned into swamps through soil erosion and overuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“The biggest way to lose wealth is through the erosion of asset values through inflation,” says Adam Bergman, founder of IRA Financial, a platform for self-directed individual retirement accounts.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The erosion of his support has come at the margins, among centrist Republican and independent voters.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“Some sort of natural event—I don’t know, erosion or rust or something.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook