corrode

Example Sentences

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In such an environment, it is especially reckless to assume that war, no matter how justified, will somehow purify institutions rather than corrode them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Committee chair Matt Western warned mishandling similar future cases will "corrode public trust".

From BBC • Dec. 2, 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

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