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

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

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

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2024

Be a lot of work to clean ’em up and rezinc them, too, so they don’t corrode.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings