decomposing

Example Sentences

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Yet beneath the surface, billions of microbes are hard at work decomposing leaves, wood, and other organic matter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The group used a technology known as soil vapor sampling, which they say could detect volatile organic compounds associated with decomposing human remains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Instead of fully decomposing, plant material builds up layer upon layer over thousands of years, forming deep deposits of peat that lock away carbon for the long term.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

“It is this sort of shell—a completely decomposing, ineffective thing.”

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Beneath decomposing lids, the eyes are sunken deep into the skull.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung