How to Use deteriorate in a Sentence

deteriorate

verb

• Exposure to rain and sun will gradually deteriorate the paint.
• What has caused things to deteriorate so much in the last four years or so?
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
• That forced in Houston’s first run, and the inning would deteriorate from there for the Phillies.
  — Scott Miller, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• But few of us have plans in case our minds deteriorate.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
• Elsewhere in the episode, Robyn opened up about what caused most of Kody's marriages to deteriorate.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2023
• Without them, rain can go down the flue and deteriorate the mortar joints.
  — Tribune News Service, al, 14 Sep. 2022
• He was also asked how to make sure that AI would not deteriorate the craft of acting over time.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Nov. 2023
• For the artists involved, spray painting the structure was a way to infuse life into a deteriorating area of the city.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
• The job market, though, is expected to deteriorate as the Fed’s rate hikes begin to bite.
  — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2022
• The Arctic ice sheet has shrunk to about half its 1985 size, and as both mariners and scientists on board note, the quality of the ice is deteriorating.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2023
• By the time the plane took off at 8:38 p.m., the sun was setting and the already hazy conditions had further deteriorated.
  — Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
• Livers can start to deteriorate when preserved on ice for more than eight hours, Bodzin said.
  — Tom Avril, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2023
• Maybe the coil system fails after a year, or the memory foam starts to deteriorate.
  — Elaheh Nozari, Architectural Digest, 12 July 2024
• But if donations deteriorate enough, the downturn would start to endanger some of the school’s key goals.
  — Janet Lorin, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
• But over the past few years, as Jabbar worked to climb the corporate ladder, his life began to deteriorate.
  — NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
• The outdoor shed has a durable resin construction that won't deteriorate over time.
  — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• An indoor flag may have a fringe (a fringe on an outdoor flag would deteriorate too quickly).
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2022
• The weather will begin to deteriorate throughout the day for parts of the Southwest, marking the start of a multiday fire risk that peaks on Friday with strong winds.
  — Monica Garrett, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022
• Go Dark Light and warmth and can cause quality to quickly deteriorate, so store the bottle out of direct sunlight in a cool, dark place.
  — Annie Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
• And the police threw out pepper spray, and things deteriorated from there.
  — Alicia Dennis, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
• And while Dorsey played a role in Musk’s Twitter takeover, the relationship between the two seems to have deteriorated.
  — Perri Grace, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2023
• The good weather is likely to deteriorate later in the week, as a cyclone off the coast of India is expected to blow inland.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 May 2022
• Conditions have deteriorated as the Fed has raised rates, showing signs of stress not seen since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2023
• The left turbocharger oil feed pipe may deteriorate and leak oil.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
• Heinen’s is looking for the city to add a half percent sales tax to be used to fund an overhaul of the property drainage system that has caused the buildings and parking lot to deteriorate.
  — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
• Turns out, my hip joint wasn’t fitting right in its socket, and the tissue in the surrounding area was deteriorating.
  — Julia Sullivan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2024
• Choosing pieces that are made to last can offer more wear than fast fashion which relies on trends and a clean new look on the onset that deteriorates rapidly.
  — Elke Sudin, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
• These showed various areas of the deteriorating ship, including the ship’s famous bow and the entrance to the grand staircase.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
• The next morning, records show Dukes seemed normal at breakfast, but her condition deteriorated throughout the day until shortly before 5 p.m., when another inmate told staff that Dukes was lying on the floor of her cell, according to the lawsuit.
  — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
• Combs’ former executive assistant, Phil Pines, detailed how he was forced to work constantly, which deteriorated his mental health.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025