Example Sentences

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The weakness in the home market was weighed primarily by a surge in oil prices that eroded demand for fuel-powered vehicles, the agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Donahue does not believe that the eye-watering ticket prices have eroded MSG's DNA.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But the social base sustaining that model has steadily eroded.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

CBS said last year it canceled Colbert because it lost $40 million a year as the late-night viewing habit among audiences has eroded in the streaming era.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

I could make out the spine and ribs—wearing a breastplate of eroded greenish bronze—but the rest of the skeleton was too deep within the coral now.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda