degenerate

Example Sentences

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I’m kind of glad that I’m not so much of a degenerate anymore.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

“Degen” is a term that alludes to degenerate gamblers and first gained popularity on Reddit to refer to investors who gravitate toward wildly risky strategies.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

These stellar remnants behave in unusual ways, since their internal structure makes them shrink as they gain mass, which is why they are known as degenerate stars.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

You need to be a true degenerate for Las Vegas to break your heart.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

The best of them convinced themselves that Arthur was newfangled, and that his knights were degenerate from the standards of their fathers.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White