Sentences with 'degrade'
Example sentences and phrases with the word degrade and other words derived from it.
• « Acting according to the dictates of one's conscience, speaking the truth and trying to conduct oneself as a good citizen even under conditions that degrade the dignity of citizenship, may lead nowhere; perhaps it does. What will certainly lead nowhere is to calculate whether or not this attitude will lead anywhere. »
• « Nature is not in a position to absorb the mass of waste we produce, especially from industry, which is difficult to degrade. »
• « Supporters of antislavery fervently opposed its westward expansion because, they argued, slavery would degrade white labour and reduce its value, cast a stigma on hard-working whites, and deprive them of the opportunity for economic advancement. »