How to Use erode in a Sentence

erode

verb

• Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach.
• The shoreline has eroded badly.
• If built, the new route would move about 1.7 miles of the railroad tracks off the edge of the tall, eroding seaside bluffs.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
• All that water was rushing down the backside of the brick and eroding away the mortar.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 31 May 2023
• There is anxiety that AI could further erode the number of jobs in the field.
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 June 2024
• Biggs said one of the first signs of a country's decline is when its boundaries start to erode.
  — Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
• Ignoring the rules of the road puts us in peril and erodes the fabric of our society.
  — Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2024
• Formed by the wind over millions of years, sand dunes grow and shape shift as grains of sand erode and accumulate.
  — Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2023
• New fire dangers put them at risk, and more frequent floods erode the big trees’ footing.
  — Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
• That said, at this point my competence is much eroded by time.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 May 2023
• This can cause trauma and erode your mental health, Brognano says.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 19 Dec. 2022
• These tiny bits eroded from larger rocks over millions of years.
  — Brian Darby, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
• With climate change, rising seas are eroding Hawaii’s coast near homes with cesspools.
  — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
• If your brush has a wooden handle, soaking it in vinegar will erode it.
  — Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2023
• The sandy formation had already been broken and eroded by weather, wind and rain over the years.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
• What is more common on the Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan are wintertime floods and waves that can erode the lakeshore.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
• In concert with the river eroding from one side, spring water weakened it from the other.
  — Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
• When the houses are battered by strong winds and large waves, the water erodes the sand supporting the homes, increasing the chance of collapse.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
• The storm eroded many of the dunes on the Isle of Palms, leaving crews scrambling to smooth out large drop-offs on beach access paths ahead of Labor Day weekend.
  — Rebecca Blackwell and Laura Bargfeld, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
• His actions against the Magic don’t erode Kerr’s confidence in Green going forward, the coach said.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
• Racine says that the lack of smaller shows in New York has slowly eroded the in-person dynamic of fandom.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2023
• Nature has also served as a willing partner, as the sea erodes the cliffs and reveals new fossils.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
• The acid churned out by your stomach can erode the lining of the esophagus over time, which could cause Barrett's esophagus.
  — Denise Mann, Health, 3 May 2024
• The high pressure responsible for the ongoing heat wave across the South will erode as the severe storms shift eastward.
  — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 1 July 2023
• The more privacy and security risks grow, the more our customers’ trust can erode.
  — Francis Dinha, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
• In the league’s view, that would erode the system of revenue sharing and competitive balance.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
• Back in 1905, tides were eroding the coastal land in Coronado.
  — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
• The new bureaucracies would have to keep track of the inevitable exceptions to the tax introduced by politicians that would erode the tax base.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2023
• Among young men of color, however, her margin has slightly eroded.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
• Companies are very mindful that consumer trust can be quickly eroded if their sustainability claims are not backed by hard evidence.
  — Judith Magyar, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024