cheapen
verb (used with object)
to make cheap or cheaper.
are cheapening
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present progressiveof cheapen.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"The way they do their buffet and their salad bar, it feels like they are cheapening on their quality and have lower standards...They're giving away so much food and you're like 'How?'"
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
“You both are cheapening our degrees,” he said Dec. 26 on X. “The damage is getting worse with your lies. You’ve lost our confidence.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
I have given you near on a million, and you are cheapening my misfortunes.
From Colonel Chabert by Ellen Marriage
All the while you are cheapening, he fears you will not bite; but he laughs in his sleeve when he hath cozened you in earnest.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
