degenerating
Example Sentences
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It had earlier said he could not be transferred elsewhere due to his degenerating condition.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Not to get too philosophical, but everything alive is degenerating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“All of this has been degenerating for a long time,” Melgar said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025
In many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, the neurons start degenerating at a very early stage -- sometimes years before other brain regions begin to falter.
From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023
“You ought to know, sir, that all animals increase, instead of degenerating in size, by being transplanted to domestic life.”
From The Domestic Cat by Stables, Gordon