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.
• It’s devolved this season, taking the fun out of the race.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
• The two seemed to agree to meet for coffee, but the situation devolved yet again.
  — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
• 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
• 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
• While Album of the Year may turn into a small mess, Song of the Year could devolve into full-on chaos.
  — Vulture, 31 Mar. 2022
• And, a lot to lose if the situation devolves into a fight.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• Later, the guys talk how the bullpen has devolved into a null-pen and how pitching as a whole isn't getting the job done.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2023
• 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
• Since arriving at my home, the son’s prospects have devolved.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2024
• This whole thing has just sort of devolved into something that’s kind of a head-scratcher.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2023
• Since the coup, Myanmar has devolved into a state of civil war.
  — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
• And something has devolved, and there’s no way to hear that and not try to help these families have their stories be heard.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• The videos struck me as a fascinating case study of how TikTok trends have evolved—or rather devolved—over time.
  — Ryan Broderick, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
• In the movie, Louise (Sarandon) and Thelma (Davis) embark on a road trip that quickly devolves into a crime spree.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• Still, the evening did not devolve into abject calamity.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2022
• The years-long grudge the swans hold against their former friend devolves into a P.R. war to be won by whoever seems the least pathetic.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
• Pierce and Puts both honor the characters’ love of words, no easy feat in a genre where language can devolve into a mush of vowels.
  — Vulture, 23 Nov. 2022
• What initially appeared to be a fraud scheme gone wrong devolved into a story of abuse.
  — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023
• With that, Anakin devolves into a red-eyed, Sith version of himself, red lightsaber and all, and strikes against Ahsoka once more.
  — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
• At one point, the discussion devolved into lewd references to the significance of the size of Trump’s hands.
  — Jonathan Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
• What once seemed so promising quickly devolved into a train wreck.
  — Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
• But rather than face up to the task of tackling that two-state peace plan, Netanyahu forced Israelis to play a role in a strategic kabuki that devolved into a farce.
  — Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2023
• Sarah provokes Bananas and things devolve quickly from there, causing Bananas to just get up and leave.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• And thanks to technology, the bystander effect has devolved over time.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 5 May 2023
• The point of questioning is not about, and must not devolve into, attacking other people.
  — Matt Butcher, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
• Instead, the most vocal opponent to this new way of living is the team captain, Jackie, who quickly devolves from suburban golden girl to nihilistic woodland outcast.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024