Example Sentences

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The U.S. fiscal outlook has been deteriorating for years, and about $10 trillion in government debt is coming due this year.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

The situation in fighting on the ground has been deteriorating.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

"The performance of the coke ovens has been deteriorating over many months, despite some Herculean efforts by the teams there," he added.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024

“Our country’s infrastructure has been deteriorating for decades,” Ms. Yellen said.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

It has been deteriorating for some time, consequently I was enabled to buy it low, but now that I have got it I intend to build up the concern.

From The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life by Green, Anna Katharine