degenerate

Example Sentences

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A subtle pathos, along with the playwright’s verbal sophistication, prevents the play from degenerating into a collegiate vaudeville.”

From Los Angeles Times

“She is a disgusting degenerate, who Impeached me twice, on NO GROUNDS, and LOST! How are you feeling now, Nancy???”

From Salon

When culture stagnates, and the degradation of political life feeds back into that culture, it doesn’t merely stay the same; it degenerates into a hideous pastiche of itself.

From Salon

“All of this has been degenerating for a long time,” Melgar said.

From Los Angeles Times

Openly suppressing government documents that could reveal the identities of real-life elites committing degenerate acts is the exact opposite of what they believe he promised them.

From Salon