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

Those repeatedly degenerated into clashes between police and protesters and led civic leaders to warn against a return to the ethnically-charged violence that has plagued Kenya in the past.

From Reuters

Being a transformer allows these degenerates to fulfill their sexual fetishes with children.

From Washington Times

“The district councils are expected to degenerate into echo chambers for the administration, and will no longer serve as a key platform for democratic reforms at the grassroots level,” Chan said.

From Seattle Times

And he once again delivered his creepy new mission statement, declaring that this 2024 election is the "Final Battle" against the "communists," "globalists" "warmongers" and the "sick people" and "degenerates" who "hate our country."

From Salon