How do you use Degrading in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like corrupting or noxious, plus the exact meaning.
Degrading meaning
present participle and gerund of degrade
Synonyms of Degrading
Using Degrading
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of degrade
- Useful related words include: corrupting, noxious, harmful, debasing.
- In the example corpus, degrading often appears in combinations such as: and degrading, degrading treatment, or degrading.
Context around Degrading
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Degrading
- In this selection, "degrading" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, considered, threatening, wantonly, comments, treatment and conditions stand out and add context to how "degrading" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also made degrading comments about and as inhuman degrading and that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "degrading" sits close to words such as asap, assigning and astrazeneca, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with degrading
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It's degrading and can take a toll. (8 words)
These features help prevent the vitamin C from degrading. (9 words)
Calling it a celebration of “pride” while degrading another is hypocrisy. (11 words)
Fire and the human footprint behind it are challenging 30% of the world’s most precious species whilst upsetting the balance of nature across the world by wantonly degrading the biggest domino of the planet. (35 words)
Additionally, works considered degrading or exploitative tend to be classified by those who see them as such, as "porn" rather than as "erotica" and consequently, pornography is often described as exploitative or degrading. (33 words)
Domestic abuse can be described as controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, which can include sexual violence, perpetrated by a partner or ex-partner or by a family member or carer. (32 words)
We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users! (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
Additionally, works considered degrading or exploitative tend to be classified by those who see them as such, as "porn" rather than as "erotica" and consequently, pornography is often described as exploitative or degrading.
At the landscape, ecological, and species levels, there are indications that Estonia's natural environment is degrading.
By marrying Prince Harry, Meghan Markle would be “degrading” one of Europe’s oldest families.
By stopping Russia, and degrading its forces, Ukraine is protecting all of Eastern Europe, and by stopping this invasion, China will be dissuaded from attacking Taiwan.
Calling it a celebration of “pride” while degrading another is hypocrisy.
Domestic abuse can be described as controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, which can include sexual violence, perpetrated by a partner or ex-partner or by a family member or carer.
Fire and the human footprint behind it are challenging 30% of the world’s most precious species whilst upsetting the balance of nature across the world by wantonly degrading the biggest domino of the planet.
He also made degrading comments about Sandra Bland after her death.
However, due to various lifestyle choices in today’s society, liver health is continually degrading among most adults.
It's degrading and can take a toll.
Ms Jackson said the whole incident was "very intimidating, degrading and embarrassing".
Mwakasungula described death penalty as inhuman, degrading and that it undermines the principle of human dignity.
NPMs independent bodies that prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Rights groups and the media have previously documented inhumane and degrading conditions and treatment in Adi Abeito.
Rutter - who a judge said had a "despicable" attitude towards sex workers strangled and suffocated a woman in a degrading attack in her own home.
These features help prevent the vitamin C from degrading.
We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users!
While he may not have been solely to blame, his every effort and considerable skill was always in the direction of degrading our society.
A magistrate has described Andrew O’Keefe’s actions as “frightening and degrading”.
As soon as the words left my mouth, an unexpected wave of shame washed over me for using such a degrading word.
Common combinations with degrading
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and degrading 27×
- degrading treatment 20×
- or degrading 17×
- degrading and 16×
- degrading the 14×
- was degrading 6×
- is degrading 5×
- from degrading 5×
- to degrading 5×
- of degrading 4×