Example Sentences

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The storm prompted the first-ever tropical storm watches and warnings issued in California, but officials now say it had degenerated into a post-tropical low by the time it reached the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024

In a statement, the Alliance leader said it had "degenerated into a disaster a day, sometimes an hour," for the PM.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2022

Blood vessels had hemorrhaged and fatty membranes had degenerated.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Despite the success of all of those movements, however, with all of the hopes and aspirations of their supporters over the last century, Europe had degenerated into a horrendous and costly war.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The issues had degenerated to who would win.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin