degrading

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They also justify his choice to continue the campaign, degrading Iran’s missile and drone infrastructure and thereby its ability to support proxies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The U.S. says it is degrading Iran’s ability to launch attacks by the day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The judgement said the trust's policy had an "admirable and noble purpose", but it had the effect of "violating the dignity" of the nurses and of "creating for them a hostile, humiliating and degrading environment".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

D-Wave Quantum reduced hardware for controlling qubits without degrading fidelity, advancing larger, commercially viable quantum systems.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

“It was a clear sign that lenders had lost it, constantly degrading their own standards to grow loan volumes,” Burry said.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis