Example Sentences

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Teeth are the most durable part of the skeleton and often survive long after the rest of the body has decayed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Wage growth has decayed, and persistently elevated inflation is straining personal budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

“The street has decayed to a hostile state as the majority of businesses have closed,” Sinofsky summed up in a social media post that ended up causing a bit of a stir.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

And even though X, né Twitter, has decayed under the leadership of SpaceX founder Elon Musk, it’s is still the closest thing our fractious online society has to a town square.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024

And ever since that day the race of Númenor has decayed, and the span of their years has lessened.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien