'decay' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'decay' with 9 example sentences.
- decay noun
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: the process of gradually becoming inferior
: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
: the organic phenomenon of rotting
: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- decay verb
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: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
: fall into decay or ruin
: undergo decay or decomposition
The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.
We have to pick those apples right now, otherwise they'll decay.
Food decays quickly in hot weather.
Salt helps to preserve food from decay.
Two great civilizations slowly fell into decay.
According to dentists, tooth decay is not always caused by sweets.
A mother must protect her child's teeth from decay.
The refrigerator preserves food from decay.
All compounded things are subject to decay.