had degraded
- past perfect of degrade.
Example Sentences
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"The substantial amount of time that passed between her death and the discovery meant that crucial evidence had degraded or disappeared."
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Given the "substantial amount of time that passed between her death and the discovery", evidence had degraded or disappeared, he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
It underscores how much last June’s attack had degraded Iran’s capacity to compete in the skies or mount a major retaliatory response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Boeing’s Kowal said the duct seals on the damaged 787s had degraded over time.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Charley was a dissipated, dissolute rake, and in some sense had degraded himself; but he had still this chance of safety on his side, that he himself reprobated his own sins.
From The Three Clerks by Trollope, Anthony
