degenerate
Example Sentences
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That it no longer seems to be leaves us all morally degenerate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
“If somebody launched a 5x Nvidia product tomorrow, it would probably get half a million dollars overnight. The appetite for degenerate leverage is pretty strong right now,” Nadig told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025
“It was like a full-on summer camp for degenerate punk rockers, if you will,” Dragge says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
It’s been a huge month for all the degenerate gamblers hoping to cash in on the United States’ elections.
From Slate • Sep. 20, 2024
“I wasn’t surprised to hear the news—he had a degenerate nature. I don’t know if the current master of Randall will pay your reward. I don’t rightly care.”
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
