degenerate
Example Sentences
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A subtle pathos, along with the playwright’s verbal sophistication, prevents the play from degenerating into a collegiate vaudeville.”
From Los Angeles Times
A masters student, Ms. Cerclé doesn’t worry that the protests will degenerate.
From New York Times
In social media posts after 1 a.m., he attacked Bragg as an "animal" and a "degenerate psychopath."
From Salon
In a string of social media posts, the former president called Bragg, who is Black, “a degenerate psychopath” and an “animal.”
From Los Angeles Times
When the message is that doing so doesn’t make you some kind of degenerate.
From Washington Post
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