degrade

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Over time, fluids can degrade or evaporate, potentially damaging the specimens.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 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

Galen’s text had never been accompanied by illustrations—Galen explicitly said that illustrations were worthless—because in a manuscript culture complex illustrations degrade rapidly each time they are copied.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton