Examples of erasure in a Sentence
accidental erasure of the tape
There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.
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That’s because a relationship isn’t strengthened by self-erasure.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The commemoration this year highlights a trend toward a chilling erasure of history, culture and achievements of African-Americans.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
This ongoing erasure of the landscape continues.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The commemoration this year highlights a trend toward a chilling erasure of history, culture and achievements of African-Americans.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
This ongoing erasure of the landscape continues.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist.
—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for erasure
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erasure. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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erasure
noun
era·sure
i-ˈrā-shər 
also -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing
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