erode
verb (used with object)
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration.
eroded
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past participleof erode.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof erode.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
erodeverb (used with object)to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration.
Example Sentences
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Over the last few weeks, California’s coastline has been battered by repeated high-surf events that have eroded beaches and damaged infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Already this year, multiple counties and towns have declared local emergencies as a spell of powerful tropical storms from the Pacific generated high surf that eroded local beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Further south, at least seven homes in Dana Point were declared uninhabitable after the coast on which they sit rapidly eroded, with one house collapsing into the sea.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
This is especially true of those who have switched jobs—and who might feel especially put off if the pay gains they hustled for are later eroded by inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
First one hole, then another, no bigger than a finger’s width, until the water eroded the sides and the outlets grew large enough for two fists to go through.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
