How to Use depreciate in a Sentence

depreciate

verb
  • These changes have greatly depreciated the value of the house.
  • The value of the house has depreciated greatly.
  • Raw land doesn’t wear out or depreciate and there is nothing that can be stolen or broken on it.
    — Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2021
  • And at a time when airlines want younger fleets to save on fuel, older craft depreciate even faster.
    — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019
  • Yurchenko said at some point prices will have to go back to normal and used vehicles will depreciate once again.
    — NBC News, 10 June 2021
  • Yurchenko said at some point prices will have to go back to normal and used vehicles will depreciate once again.
    — CBS News, 22 June 2021
  • Yurchenko said at some point prices will have to go back to normal and used vehicles will depreciate once again.
    — CBS News, 5 July 2021
  • And Olakunle says that prices have climbed since then as the naira has depreciated.
    — Christine Ro, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • These changes may serve as a reminder about that, though of course these products will depreciate in that channel as well.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Solar projects depreciate over six years, a point at which their owners often sell or donate them.
    — Star Tribune, 21 Nov. 2020
  • Who wants to lend money and get paid back in a depreciating currency?
    — Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • These accounts often just take up space, don’t yield any returns, and depreciate in value.
    — Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • As the Wolves improve, the value of its future firsts will depreciate.
    — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 21 July 2017
  • After three years of life, a car or truck is old enough to have depreciated sharply in value, but young enough to have many good miles left in the tank.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The ability to teach yourself and make progress without a playbook is the one thing that doesn’t depreciate.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Likewise, wealthy people use debt to purchase assets that can grow in value — not for those that depreciate.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • China has also allowed the yuan to depreciate to its lowest levels in more than a decade in recent weeks.
    — Laura He, CNN, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Anything in excess of that must be depreciated over the course of 180 months.
    — Karlton Dennis, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • They are stuck with an old SUV that's worth next to nothing and is depreciating by the mile.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Spacey danced, sang and joked his way through a three-hour rehearsal Sunday morning with grace and self-depreciating wit.
    — Washington Post, 11 June 2017
  • Those hyperscalers are depreciating their capex over six, seven, eight years.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As the governments depreciate the dollar, the value of your debt will fall just like the government’s bonds.
    — Dr. Philip Fischer, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • In a three-hour rehearsal Sunday, Spacey danced, sang and joked with grace and self-depreciating wit.
    — National Desk, AL.com, 11 June 2017
  • Cars depreciate most in value during the first year of ownership—up to 20%.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2023
  • If your roof is 10 years old, for example, it would be depreciated by 10 years.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 July 2018
  • Sports sedans depreciate like 4,500 pound rocks and the main driver is a fear of steep repair and upkeep costs.
    — Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The central bank said in early 2015 that the franc would depreciate over time, but hasn’t happened.
    — Catherine Bosley, Bloomberg.com, 13 May 2020
  • And cars are a depreciating asset.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Skills depreciate more quickly than tenure.
    — Penny Marion, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The teams wanted an asset that couldn’t be taken away from them — one that could appreciate or depreciate in value as the sport fares over time.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025

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