- present participle of erode.
eroding
Example Sentences
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The proposals triggered an outcry across many parts of the criminal justice world, with many opponents saying that eroding the 800-year-old right to trial by jury would not solve the backlogs.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Throughout the run of the show, performers will slowly chip away at the block, symbolically eroding what is left of the original communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
But meanwhile, the financial pressures are eroding a prized segment of the city’s housing stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Already this year, multiple counties have declared local emergencies as a spell of powerful, tropical storms from the Pacific sent high surf to Southern California, eroding local beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“The Empire State Building isn’t eroding anytime soon.”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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