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Six example sentences with corrode, each labelled with its topic.
Salt spray had corroded the bolts holding the pier, so inspectors closed the walkway until every fastener was replaced.
Architecture
A leaking battery corroded the contacts inside the remote, leaving green crust where the springs used to shine.
Technology
Acidic rain slowly corrodes limestone statues, blurring faces that survived four centuries of ordinary weather.
Environment
Tomato sauce left overnight will corrode an aluminum pan, leaving pits and a faint metallic taste in the food.
Cooking
Sweat corrodes guitar strings within weeks, which is why touring players change a full set before every show.
Music
The artist lets rain corrode the steel panels on purpose, then seals the rust once the surface reaches the color she wants.
Art
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