Example Sentences

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The moves by the financial technology company, which owns TurboTax, Credit Karma and QuickBooks, are meant to shore up a sagging stock price—down about 33% this year—as investors worry AI will degrade software providers’ businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

I don’t believe that RedZone is on its way to full-scale enshittification, wherein the viewer experience will degrade until there’s a 15-second break between every Russell Wilson incomplete pass.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2025

Always keep the container tightly sealed to minimize contact with air – if your dispenser bottle has an open spout, your oil will degrade faster.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

Another challenge is that the fusion reaction produces high energy particles that will degrade steel, or any other material that lines the reactor core.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

I will degrade from office and dignity those proud nobles who have been traitors at heart to my kingly father, and to you I will give their broad lands and high titles.

From In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young by Everett-Green, Evelyn