Example Sentences

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“When my dad’s wife died a couple of years back, it was those rave degenerates who were there for me,” she says.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

What do you see are some of the things that can keep perspectives on this matchup fresh and maybe move beyond the horse race aspect that election coverage always degenerates into?

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

One commentor suggested we were all members of the illuminati, or the Freemasons, who gathered with other well-heeled or well-connected degenerates to prove to ourselves that we were above the common herd.

From Slate • May 27, 2023

The more closely one peers into their chaos, the more the idea of any one person authoring them degenerates into absurdity.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

“If our search degenerates to that level I’ll be sure to call on you,” I said without looking in his direction.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss