Wondering how to use Erode in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as gnaw or fret.
Erode meaning
- To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
- To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
Using Erode
- The main meaning on this page is: To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction. | To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
- Useful related words include: gnaw, fret, eat away, delapidate.
- In the example corpus, erode often appears in combinations such as: to erode, erode the, could erode.
Context around Erode
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Erode
- In this selection, "erode" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, further, charges, control, trust, chithode and thindal stand out and add context to how "erode" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ai will erode trust in and allowed to erode hard won. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "erode" sits close to words such as advantageous, airstrike and aligning, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with erode
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If rates stay high for longer than expected it'll erode IWF value. (13 words)
Put a machine behind it, and social trust can erode cheaper and faster. (13 words)
Price competition can erode profit margins, necessitating investments in marketing and customer service for differentiation. (15 words)
In view of the byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, all liquor shops located within a 5 km radius of polling stations and near the counting centre, will be closed for four days. (34 words)
President Joe Biden hailed the result, releasing a statement saying: “This measure was a blatant attempt to weaken voters’ voices and further erode the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions. (34 words)
Higher interest rates fundamentally alter the trade-off between debt and equity financing, and also erode net profit margins due to firms needing a higher level of earnings to cover their interest payments. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Four laning of Erode – Chithode Road, widening of Erode – Thindal – Kanirowther Lake Road and completion of Outer Ring Road project is expected to ease traffic congestion in the city.
According to Hoover Institution Senior Fellow and Constitutional Law Center Director Michael McConnell, the charges erode public confidence in the criminal justice system.
A government pushback since last year has seen the group’s control erode over vast swathes of land.
Amadeus, who is Black, also said sending robots into neighborhoods could further erode trust between police and people of color.
And higher oil prices throughout the fall will erode corporate earnings at the same time a strong U.S. dollar chips away at them.
And in 2024, the mere existence of deepfakes could erode people’s trust in key information sources, says Seger.
Diet drinks that contain artificial sweeteners are often acidic and can erode tooth enamel, leading to tooth decay, cavities, and increased dental sensitivity.
Every single one of us must guard against those who would erode its tenets and its promise for political gain.
Generative AI could also erode trust and our shared sense of reality, says AI expert Wasim Khaled.
Higher interest rates fundamentally alter the trade-off between debt and equity financing, and also erode net profit margins due to firms needing a higher level of earnings to cover their interest payments.
If rates stay high for longer than expected it'll erode IWF value.
In the 1970s, Fed chairman Paul Volcker famously used monetary policy—specifically a campaign of rapid interest rate increases—to erode the bargaining power of labor as a means of taming inflation.
In view of the byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, all liquor shops located within a 5 km radius of polling stations and near the counting centre, will be closed for four days.
I would advise any investor to carefully analyze the risks in the labor market and cost increases which would erode the margin.
Labour's Rosie Duffield and the Tories' Miriam Cates warned last night that 'extremist activists' must not be allowed to erode hard-won protections.
Lanting notes that technological advances and tech companies have already eroded photographers’ copyright protections, and he worries the new AI will erode trust in images people see.
Meanwhile, many of the homes along the river were built on soft, loose sediments that erode easily.
President Joe Biden hailed the result, releasing a statement saying: “This measure was a blatant attempt to weaken voters’ voices and further erode the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions.
Price competition can erode profit margins, necessitating investments in marketing and customer service for differentiation.
Put a machine behind it, and social trust can erode cheaper and faster.
Common combinations with erode
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: