erosion

Example Sentences

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For example, maintaining green spaces as wildlife habitat can buffer infrastructure from severe weather, erosion or flooding.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“What I’m worried about is the slow erosion of those standards over the next several years.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

This will tackle the erosion caused by years of boots from all over the world.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Water was scarce; wetlands and lakes turned into swamps through soil erosion and overuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Maybe the tombstone had sunk at the same rate as the erosion, and the body was only a foot away below me—or an inch.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel