“When an organism dies, oxidation reactions are responsible for the decay of the organic matter.”

“The early designers of urban-aid programs saw inner-city decay as more than just an economic matter.”

“A sticky toffee, for example, will lead to tooth decay more readily than the same amount of sugar taken in a drink.”

“He began his respected career in the mid-1980s, creating gritty urban landscapes that commented on the decay and decadence of modern life.”

“For Ungaretti, this classical perspective would always be a safeguard against solipsism and aesthetic decadence.”

“As Dorian continues to live a life of decadence, the portrait becomes more and more grotesque, reflecting the corruption that is taking place within him.”

“The tetrapolar basidiomycete fungus Serpula lacrymans is an aggressive brown rot decayer, attacking wooden constructions in buildings in temperate regions worldwide.”

“Postia placenta was included in the fluoride tests because it is a more aggressive decayer of Douglas-fir.”

“This play is his best because it represents the true Wilde, not a perverse decadent, or a hypocrite who coats offensive themes in conventional pap, but a witty humorist.”

“He becomes a prose writer who poeticizes, a dreamer who thinks, a mystic who doesn't believe, a decadent who doesn't indulge.”

“The decaying of the old building was evident in its crumbling walls and rotting beams.”

“But as it was, it has only served to show that his mind had suffered by the decadency of his circumstances.”

“The census of 1850 furnishes the following facts connected with the decadency of the Southern soil.”

“All in Uxmal proclaims the decadency of art, the relaxation of morals, the depravity of customs, the lewdness of the inhabitants.”

“Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.”

“Whereas earlier decadents played with the idea and symbols of a passive, beautiful death, with Futurism it became violent, hard and cold.”

“Pater's descriptions opened the eyes of the English decadents to the painter's enigmatic beauty, and he became a cult figure.”

“I spend time with enough decadents to get used to their somewhat skewed sense of fashion, but this young man looks out of place within himself.”