How to Use deterioration in a Sentence

deterioration

noun
  • The only deterioration is on the sole, where the grippy nubs have started to wear off in some areas.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Once a mask is frayed, has stretched out straps or shows other signs of deterioration, toss it.
    Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The deterioration of Card’s mental health has been examined in the weeks and months since the shooting.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • Well, so there’s where maybe some of the deterioration comes into play.
    The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 7 June 2023
  • The books will be put in a freezer to avoid mold and the silver coin, which started to tarnish when the box was open, will be kept in a dry place to limit deterioration.
    NBC News, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The books will be put in a freezer to avoid mold and the silver coin, which started to tarnish when the box was open, will be kept in a dry place to limit deterioration.
    CBS News, 22 Dec. 2021
  • This means, in many cases, months of pain and even a deterioration of symptoms.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021
  • When seed is in wet soil for prolonged periods of time, some – or all – of the seed can be lost to deterioration or rotting.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2023
  • For young people, the most alarming trend is a deterioration in the number of jobs for those just starting out in a career.
    Isabella Ward, Fortune Europe, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The dispute marks the latest deterioration in East-West ties that are already at post-Cold War lows.
    NBC News, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Cash said he’s been inside the Trop multiple times since the storm and has noticed the deterioration.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • There will be a slow deterioration of the quality of our lives.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
  • Peltier also suffered a stroke, one of the many things Sharp said has led to a deterioration of his mental health.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2024
  • Short is among those who blame the West for the deterioration of relations with Russia.
    Angela Stent, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
  • The point wasn’t to sanitize the deterioration of the planet.
    Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022
  • The researchers couldn’t say whether the co-infection played a role in her rapid deterioration.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2021
  • Such incoherence points to the kind of deterioration that was not known to have plagued Franklin or Rehnquist at Biden’s age.
    Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 5 July 2024
  • The rapid deterioration seen on the ground in Afghanistan is distressing.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Urban trees have also been found to slow the deterioration of streets and reduce crime.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Adding in the weak fundamentals and the stock price deterioration produces the popular view that DJT is a stock to avoid.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • That led to a deterioration of ties with Pakistan, which also claims the region.
    Fayaz Bukhari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The question now is whether Fed rate cuts will do the trick in stopping that deterioration from going much further.
    Courtenay Brown, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The patient is now on two of these drugs, and the deterioration of his physical abilities has stopped.
    New York Times, 30 June 2022
  • Fandom played a part in the deterioration of these women’s lives.
    Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Many unused pools across the country are showing signs of deterioration, with weeds springing up in cracks in the concrete.
    Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022
  • Many unused pools across the country are showing signs of deterioration, with weeds springing up in cracks in the concrete.
    New York Times, 9 June 2022
  • The anogeissus helps to protect against the deterioration of the skin’s fibrin, which promotes long-term elasticity of the skin.
    Olivia Hanson, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Not spending enough time in the two deep stages of slumber might speed up the deterioration of parts of the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The surgery offered some relief from the tremors, but the deterioration continued.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro explains why the index has gotten so bad so quickly and why the Fed might think the deterioration is just noise.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024

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