The campaign opened in 1882 and quickly devolved into one of the most contentious elections in history at that point.

The day started out optimistically but quickly devolved into another round of blame and recriminations.

But the meeting quickly devolved into six hours of mostly partisan debate.

Steering is a chore; it's hard to know how fast you're going, and the entire event quickly devolves into a frustrating mess.

The first episode was great, but quickly devolved into something boring and dumb.

The inanity of this actually made her laugh, though it quickly devolved into more weeping.

The game devolved quickly into a safe, tame ending.

AN end of summer beach trip with the baby can quickly devolve into tears and tantrums unless you have the right gear.

Her confusion was quickly devolving into the fear she'd displayed during their bumpy flight.

They did not expect to play it at all, and when they did, the game quickly devolved into violence.