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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Swiss cement maker Holcim is being sued by residents of an Indonesian island being eroded by rising sea levels.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
It’s unclear what caused the crack, but a Laguna Beach spokesperson said in an email that the recent storm surges could have eroded the base of the slope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
A more-prolonged shutdown would have eroded investors’ faith in the markets, officials worried at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Even the wilderness is carefully husbanded there, and though that forest had been logged for centuries there were no waste places in it, no desolations of stumps, no eroded slopes.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
