erode

Example Sentences

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While our impulse buys might juice the bottom line in the short run, all the resulting returns, complaints and overall customer dissatisfaction can hurt a business by eroding our trust in it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, Takaichi has made the fight against inflation a priority as rising costs have eroded support for her party, the LDP.

From BBC

"Because I can't style my hair the way I want, I end up thinking I look unkempt and unattractive, and that has seriously eroded my confidence."

From BBC

Inflation erodes the spending power of money you've got saved and - unless you get a pay rise - of your salary.

From BBC

As the dollar’s purchasing power erodes, everything you import costs more.

From MarketWatch