How to Use devolve in a Sentence

devolve

verb

• Somehow the debate devolved into a petty competition to see who could get more applause.
• Community leaders hope that the new government will devolve more power to the community itself.
• She cynically asserts that our species is devolving.
• Responsibility has devolved to the individual teachers.
• Democrats have devolved into a clown show.
  — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
• The Broncos have devolved from hype to hope.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
• Had Ootes been watching the pieces as the game had devolved?
  — Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
• The song devolves into chaos, and the two have a cold-shoulder fight.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
• Since arriving at my home, the son’s prospects have devolved.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2024
• The only way these two may win over the crowd is if the match devolves into a shoot fight.
  — The Editors Of Gq, GQ, 6 Apr. 2018
• By then, the match had devolved into madness.
  — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
• Life has devolved to its primordial pool.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
• The Iran war seems to have devolved into a waiting game.
  — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• Last year’s pack race devolved into mayhem that could have gotten one of us killed.
  — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2018
• But even the good news devolves into more complaints about what isn’t going right.
  — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
• The scene, as captured in the video above, devolved into chaos anyway.
  — Julia Alexander, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2018
• The film featured the stars as two women who take on a road trip that devolves into a crime spree.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
• This whole thing has just sort of devolved into something that’s kind of a head-scratcher.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2023
• Things seem normal at first but quickly devolve once nighttime rolls around.
  — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
• And this whole thing has just sort of devolved into something that's kind of a head-scratcher.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• Your city is devolving into a lawless hell hole.
  — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
• Meanwhile, behind the scenes, founders may devolve into a last-minute fight over the scraps.
  — Wired, 19 Nov. 2019
• The match devolved into a brawl before Cody could even take his jacket off.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
• The two seemed to agree to meet for coffee, but the situation devolved yet again.
  — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
• Since the coup, Myanmar has devolved into a state of civil war.
  — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
• But things quickly devolved when Tara’s parents came to town for a visit.
  — Jenna Birch, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Oct. 2019
• But as the debate played out, the scene devolved into a spectacle.
  — New York Times, 15 July 2019
• Like Tolle, Slaten’s night began with a first-pitch out and devolved from there.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
• The night quickly devolves into a tricky game of cat-and-mouse as the two vie for control, power, and love.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 2 June 2023
• The inning devolved into chaos after that.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025