Example Sentences

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"People say it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse," Owens said, "but what was I supposed to do? I had four gold medals, but you can't eat four gold medals."

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

He said the Olympic movement was "degrading" - in the sense of "deteriorating" - and not fulfilling its key functions.

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2023

He said it was a temporary measure that was taken because “we were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users!”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023

The agency review of company records showed that by 2015, the company had information from complaints, test reports and suppliers that the foam in the devices was degrading.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022

And Dasch felt that the tipping system was degrading.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple