Example Sentences

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Musk and President Donald Trump’s relationship was deteriorating.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

When an analyst asked if the operating margin for Elevance’s Medicaid business was deteriorating over the course of the year, an Elevance executive affirmed that it was.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

"At about noon that morning, the decision was made, knowing that her condition was deteriorating, I made the choice that it was time," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

Doctors in Sheffield informed her that her kidney function was deteriorating slowly and she would need medication, dialysis and ultimately a transplant.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

Morale was deteriorating and it was all Yossarian’s fault.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller