Sample Sentences for
corrosion
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    He unsnapped the corroding latches and opened it.  (source)
    corroding = deteriorating -- especially of metals
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    It has a dry, clear and virtually smog-free climate that helps minimize corrosion.†  (source)
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    "She will shine," said Leopolda, "when we have burned off the dark corrosion."†  (source)
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    He snatched up the mirror and jiggled the bolts back into the corroded holes.†  (source)
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    Next to that was a dented bronze breastplate pitted with corrosion —acid, maybe?†  (source)
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    I flashed a smile to keep the honesty of the statement from corroding the remainder of my heart.†  (source)
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    However, the ground wire couldn't be sunk too deep, either, because the clay layer had a strong corrosive effect, and after a while, it would corrode the middle section of the ground wire.†  (source)
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    Its title was embossed in corroded foil of some kind: The Stories of History.†  (source)
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    They started up the steps, which were gold streaked with the black of ash and corrosion.†  (source)
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    To some small degree he did succeed in further corroding Ayemenem's view of working wives.†  (source)
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    If you choose a mix of contradictions, it will clog your motor, corrode your transmission and wreck you on your first attempt to move with a machine which you, the driver, have corrupted.†  (source)
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    Reestablished in the corroded shell of Fairbanks 142, McCandless fell back into his routine of hunting and gathering.†  (source)
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    The valves were made of titanium because they had to function reliably after prolonged exposure to high temperature, and also because titanium was very corrosion-resistant—high-temperature water was murderously corrosive.†  (source)
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