Example Sentences

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In both scenes, the physical surroundings are decaying: rotting wooden fences, bricks crumbling, plaster peeling from walls.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022

As I hiked into the monument, I discovered that trails are decaying to the point of being unsafe because of lack of maintenance.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

The heavy batteries that power the robot are decaying and the chest-mounted tablets run on an out-of-date Android operating system without the latest security updates, one of the sources said.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2021

The narrator asks her editor if he thinks that the islanders’ hearts are decaying.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 6, 2019

If the beans are decaying instead of coming up, plant over again, and repeat this process until there are three or four strong plants within three or four inches of each pole.

From The Home Acre by Roe, Edward Payson