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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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.
  — 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
• 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
• Both signals showed deterioration on the opposite side of the house (the furthest from the extender).
  — PCMAG, 15 July 2024
• One city building inspector said the destruction could have also been due to the deterioration of the wall.
  — Fox News, 14 July 2021
• Mass layoffs, dispersed work, and high turnover are all factors thought to have led to the deterioration of trust between leaders and their reports.
  — Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 20 July 2023
• The pope, 85, has revisited the topic of old age and deterioration many times in recent years.
  — Fox News, 30 July 2022
• Stewart says keeping wine at a low temperature is one of the most effective ways to slow the deterioration of wine once a bottle is opened.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
• In the fourth quarter, revenues were up 2 percent at constant exchange rates, returning to growth after several quarters of deterioration, mainly thanks to the improvement recorded by the wholesale channel.
  — Luisa Zargani, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 16 Mar 2025