degrade

Example Sentences

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Traditional storage technologies such as magnetic drives or electronic systems tend to degrade within a few years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

However, McBeth notes that continued operations would continue to degrade Iran’s command and control structure.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

“But it didn’t defeat the Houthis or degrade them to the point where they are unable to carry out future attacks in the Red Sea.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“You can’t degrade the travel experience for decades and then scold people for dressing to endure the experience,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

I said, determined to see if he would not offer me the use of the dilapidated outhouse, which certainly no human could degrade any more than time and the elements had.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin