CORROSIVE in a Sentence

Learn CORROSIVE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for CORROSIVE, such as:

1. They are sprayed with oil to prevent corrosion.
2. Martyrdom is sublimation, corrosive sublimation.
3. Stainless steel is able to withstand the effects of corrosive chemicals.
4. A large glass or plastic bottle, usually encased in a protective basket or crate and often used to hold corrosive liquids.
5. Humans have most likely been trying to understand and control corrosion for as long as they have been using metal objects.

Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
 Input your word:
Search Sentence
Want to search a word in classic works?
Search Classic Quotes
 Meanings and Examples of CORROSIVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
corrosive
 a.  eating away by chemicals or disease
Classic Sentence:
1  Martyrdom is sublimation, corrosive sublimation.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER IV—THE IMMORTAL LIVER 68
2  For it is plain, that every word we speak is, in some degree, a diminution of our lunge by corrosion, and, consequently, contributes to the shortening of our lives.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: CHAPTER V.
3  She no longer meant to destroy them: that intention had been effaced by the quick corrosion of Mrs. Peniston's words.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 9
Example Sentence:
1  Stainless steel is able to withstand the effects of corrosive chemicals.
2  A large glass or plastic bottle, usually encased in a protective basket or crate and often used to hold corrosive liquids.
3  Humans have most likely been trying to understand and control corrosion for as long as they have been using metal objects.
4  They are sprayed with oil to prevent corrosion.