Deteriorate

//dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt//

"Deteriorate" in a Sentence (15 examples)

The situation may deteriorate at any time.

Tom's and Mary's relationship continued to deteriorate.

Sami and Layla's relationship started to deteriorate.

Manual dexterity can deteriorate with age, making it difficult for older people to perform tasks they once found easy.

Liz's son's behaviour started to deteriorate when he started secondary school.

Chopin's health continued to deteriorate.

If Tom doesn't take the prescribed medicine, his state of health might deteriorate.

Tom's health started to deteriorate after the death of his wife.

Tom's health started to deteriorate after the death of his beloved wife, Mary.

The economy will deteriorate but it will recover, what we won't recover are those 1000 Argentinians that have left us.

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to deteriorate the mind

The art of war, like every other art, ecclesiastical architecture alone excepted, was greatly deteriorated during those years of general degradation[…]

During this fine run through Fife the weather had deteriorated rapidly, and as we passed Wormit and came onto the Tay Bridge heavy rain clouds were piled over the sea.

The condition of the tunnel continued to deteriorate, aggravated by the vibration from the heavy traffic, and stories of trains emerging with dislodged bricks on their roofs are probably not exaggerated.

It was turning into an abysmal afternoon for Newcastle and it deteriorated further when Tiote saw red for his challenge on Jon Ashton.

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