is decaying
- present progressive of decay (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The ship which grounded on a sandbank near Sheerness, Kent in World War Two is decaying.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2024
He sees an L.A. that is decaying from the bottom up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
They’ve just had enough of the real shortage that is decaying their profession: respect, value, common sense and safety.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
“The space is decaying, but in some ways, I think of the space as being remarkably resilient, too — like human bodies and human beings,” Karam says.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
The old church is decaying, but in its best days must have been magnificent.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick
