How do you use Corrosive in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like caustic or erosive, plus the exact meaning.
Corrosive meaning
- Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
- Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
- Destroying or undermining something gradually.
Using Corrosive
- The main meaning on this page is: Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid. | Having the quality of fretting or vexing. | Destroying or undermining something gradually.
- Useful related words include: caustic, erosive, vitriolic, mordant.
- In the example corpus, corrosive often appears in combinations such as: the corrosive, corrosive to, corrosive substance.
Context around Corrosive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Corrosive
- In this selection, "corrosive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, use, influence, concentrated, substance, substances and haze stand out and add context to how "corrosive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adding that corrosive substances are and after a corrosive substance was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "corrosive" sits close to words such as adolescence, antetokounmpo and armament, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with corrosive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Erdogan projects himself as the embodiment of these corrosive values. (10 words)
Each becomes more corrosive the further from neutral they are found to be. (13 words)
At high concentrations, it has the potential to shroud communities in a corrosive haze. (14 words)
It was patently obvious at the time that the separatists had seized on it as a way of jump-starting the independence crusade – an indication of how corrosive nationalism can warp priorities. (32 words)
We must use this moment to recognize that systemic and institutional racism is a corrosive cancer that has to be removed to build a more healthy, fair, and just America. (30 words)
Almost two weeks on from the assault, detectives now believe Ezedi entered the river just hours after dousing his former partner and her two little girls in a corrosive alkaline. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Mansfield man broke his enemy’s windows after a corrosive substance was poured on to his back and head, a court heard.
And there is surely nothing more corrosive for productivity than jaded, disengaged staff who have lost hope.
At high concentrations, it has the potential to shroud communities in a corrosive haze.
Erdogan projects himself as the embodiment of these corrosive values.
Mr Mason said his “(Bray’s) clothes were disintegrating” and a “corrosive substance” was leaking from his bag.
They stole a safe containing cash and jewellery and sprayed a corrosive liquid into the face of a man in his 70s who was at the address.
Water flowing through old tunnels or waste rock left behind can produce acid mine drainage that’s highly toxic and corrosive.
We must use this moment to recognize that systemic and institutional racism is a corrosive cancer that has to be removed to build a more healthy, fair, and just America.
Almost two weeks on from the assault, detectives now believe Ezedi entered the river just hours after dousing his former partner and her two little girls in a corrosive alkaline.
An earlier charge of threatening to use corrosive substance to attack someone had been dropped.
Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, Justine Elliot said it was vital to counter-influence 'corrosive' online content.
Corruption’s corrosive effects extend far beyond financial losses, undermining public trust, draining resources, and stalling national development.
Dean, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent and throwing a corrosive fluid with intent to burn, maim or disfigure another person.
Each becomes more corrosive the further from neutral they are found to be.
Experts spoke to MailOnline today about the worrying number of chemical attacks reported in recent weeks — and called for 'further tightening' around the regulations for corrosive substances.
Friends of the woman who was severely injured after being doused with a corrosive substance had described her as “a devoted and loving mother”.
It was patently obvious at the time that the separatists had seized on it as a way of jump-starting the independence crusade – an indication of how corrosive nationalism can warp priorities.
London mayor Sadiq Khan said the incident was “truly shocking”, adding that corrosive substances are “offensive weapons”.
Nothing is more corrosive to a vibrant democracy and healthy communities, added Seidman, than “when leaders with formal authority behave without moral authority.
On Sunday, police said the suspect used a “very strong concentrated corrosive substance” in the attack.
Common combinations with corrosive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the corrosive 19×
- corrosive to 14×
- corrosive substance 11×
- corrosive and 11×
- and corrosive 10×
- more corrosive 9×
- is corrosive 7×
- corrosive effects 7×
- corrosive substances 7×
- in corrosive 5×