- past participle of deteriorate.
- past tense form of deteriorate.
deteriorated
Example Sentences
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All the while, Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the rest of the royal family deteriorated, partly over their complaints that the family weren’t doing enough to protect them from the press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
How could basic operations on the Navy’s most highly valued and most vigorously maintained platform have deteriorated so badly?
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Devendra Nath Mahto ended his fast in the presence of state ministers at a hospital in capital Ranchi, where he was admitted last week after his health deteriorated.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Despite intensive treatment for more than three weeks, her condition deteriorated in the days leading up to her death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Things started out decorously enough but deteriorated into unprecedented pandemonium.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
