Sentence examples for soon devolved from inspiring English sources

But it soon devolved into something more sinister.

Reveries about perfection on earth soon devolved into colonialism.

The Savoy earned a listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, but soon devolved into an unglamorous residential hotel.

That tie foundered two days short of the sixth anniversary of their association, and soon devolved into a long-simmering legal mess that might become a business-school prototype for the restaurant partnership that goes pear-shaped.

But the initial enthusiasm soon devolved into skepticism as trust members began fearing their loss of independence, based on conversations with Community Affairs Commissioner Susan Bass Levin, who wanted to assign members of her staff to begin reviewing grant applications.

His Sudanese administration had started with high ideals, but soon devolved into a peculiar ragbag of venal village despots, high-minded British governors and an army that behaved like a criminal gang.

He starts to do a dance, but it soon devolves into flailing.

He sings songs about romancing selkies and mermaids, which – not wholly surprisingly – soon devolve into bestiality.

The two become roommates, and Pinky's worship soon devolves into straightforward appropriation.

Their meeting soon devolves into out-and-out war — also out-and-out farce — not just between the couples but between the sexes and the spouses as well.

But while "Orphans" gets off to a mesmerizing start, it soon devolves into an uneasy composite of his last two novels, costumed in the lurid clothes of thriller.