Example Sentences

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But for decades its vast ecosystem has been decaying, with areas chopped down to sell timber or clear space for cattle or crops like soy.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

The stump was ground and has been decaying.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2023

The American model has been decaying for some time.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022

While the case has dragged on through more than 20 separate rulings, the hotel itself has been decaying.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021

Nobody thinks of repairing this old bridge, and yet it has been decaying under our eyes for years.

From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)