Example sentences for: decaying

How can you use “decaying” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The decaying, cream-colored building still exudes a certain haughty, if melancholy, grandeur.

  • Jewish settlement in Palestine, then part of the decaying Ottoman Empire, only proceeded piecemeal.

  • Unfortunately, as the number of nuns declined, the convent was forced to close, and the building, decaying year by year, played host to the best and busiest brothel in the city.

  • The stenches of decaying vegetable matter, hot foul water and human excretions intensify the effects of the heat.

  • In Tanzania, the Express reports on a downside to Dar es Salaam's exploding night life: "decaying social values."


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