How to Use decomposer in a Sentence

decomposer

noun
  • The neighborhood cleaning crew This brings us to the decomposers.
    — Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Among those decomposers, some store dead carbon efficiently while others burp most of it into the air.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Long after most activity around the carcass has ceased, exoskeletons left behind by the decomposers will remain in the soil.
    — Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Mycologists are finding that some fungal species are excellent decomposers.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
  • While mycorrhizal fungi transfer nutrients to the plant, other fungi are primarily decomposers that keep the nutrients for themselves.
    — Aimee Classen, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Waste Removal Mushrooms are nature’s decomposers that break down old plant material, dead insects, sticks and woody debris, decaying plant roots, and other organic matter.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 June 2026
  • This fungus, usually seen as an ordinary decomposer, shows a remarkable ability to grow into hydrogels, the materials that hold water and mimic the softness of human tissue.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025

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