decaying

These new dark ages stem from a corrupt and decaying power system—a reflection of the state of affairs in the country itself.

Their loved ones would visit, tending to their decaying relatives, even changing their clothing.

A decaying statue of St. Lucia, patron saint of the blind, holds a platter with two eyes.

Erica is the foil to the unstable, decaying Beth—a kind, virtuous, smooth-skinned girl next door.

Of course, there are limits to building a candidacy on the decaying pillar of labor.

This explanation seemed very likely, for here and there were stumps of trees and decaying chips.

So far as we know, we can perceive no certain method by which the life of the slowly decaying suns can be restored.

Cotgrave gives us: 'Faillance, f. a defection, failing, decaying.'

Decaying nature could no longer be recruited by ordinary sources of strength and sustenance.

The fir-trees died, and added to the great masses of decaying wood which now covered the damp ground.