corrode

Example Sentences

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They worry the practice could mislead voters and corrode trust in nonpartisan news providers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

However, he notes that there are still challenges in ensuring that electrolysis systems like this don't corrode too quickly over time.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

I think that from the time he was a boy, and I think that over time, those secrets start to corrode a person.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024

Sowing hopelessness and fear is the fastest way to corrode trust.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2024

Fortunately, as Marilyn Frye has noted, every birdcage has a door, and every birdcage can be broken and can corrode.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander