- present tense form of erode (3rd person singular).
erodes
Example Sentences
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Credibility erodes when central banks announce goals without a strategy to achieve them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Every time City Hall fails to do that— potholes that don’t get fixed, streetlights that stay dark, 911 calls that go unanswered — it erodes people’s faith that government can solve problems at all.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Purists worry that deploying these hunting technologies erodes the notion of fair chase—the idea that hunters should give free-ranging game a reasonable chance of escape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Whether this shift restores trust in polling or further erodes it will depend less on the technology itself than on how it is used, explained and regulated.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
But the liquid from within bounced on the still water like a violent rainstorm that erodes the land.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
