erode
verb (used with object)
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration.
was eroding
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past progressiveof erode.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The gradual replacement of gasoline-powered cars with battery-powered ones was eroding oil demand by 1.7 million barrels a day in 2025, a figure likely to triple by 2030, the IEA says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Some employees and livestreamers also complained that his focus on maneuvering Twitch toward profitability through cutting costs was eroding the quality of the platform.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Even the United States government has intervened at times when it felt the government was eroding press freedom and academic freedom in the area of Holocaust research.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
Those cases came as the power of local authorities to censor films and performances was eroding across the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
Whatever was eroding inside my father, withering his muscles and stripping his nerves, he viewed it as his own private challenge, as something to silently withstand.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
