undermine

In a sentence

Six example sentences with undermine, each labelled with its topic.

• Constant correction from a manager undermines a new employee's confidence long before anyone notices the drop in output.

  Psychology

• Years of leaking gutters undermined the footings, and the crack above the door widened by a millimetre each winter.

  Architecture

• Discounting every quarter undermines the brand, because customers learn to wait and the full price stops meaning anything.

  Business

• Years of inflation undermined the value of her savings, and the sum that once bought a car now covers a bicycle.

  Finance

• Winter storms undermine the cliff a little each year, until one spring the coastal path drops into the sea.

  Environment

• Skipping sleep undermines every hard session, since the muscle you break down in the gym rebuilds mostly overnight.

  Fitness

Found in these word lists

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More Academic words

• preliminary
• welfare
• attribute
• activate
• environment
• removed
• inclined
• prohibit
• valid
• subjective
• outcome
• compute