Example Sentences

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Of much more immediate concern, the age structure of the population will deteriorate far sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The lender group insists that allowing Thames to fall into administration will leave it in limbo, where its many problems will deteriorate.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Of course, at some point the cyclical chip industry will add too much capacity and the fundamentals will deteriorate for Nvidia.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

If the launch is delayed to Tuesday, weather conditions will deteriorate, with only a 30 percent chance of favorable conditions.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024

But be careful of giving too free and constant a play to your passions and your capacity for rancour, or your character will deteriorate.

From The Conqueror by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn