rancid

Example Sentences

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“Such a clever boy,” said the miller, adding sugar to his oily voice, but instead of sweet he sounded rancid.

From Literature

Reports are already emerging from the South Texas Family Residential Center an hour south of San Antonio, which ICE uses to house children slated for removal from this country, of rancid food and overcrowded cells.

From Los Angeles Times

As I completed them, I began to notice that my heels of bread grew larger; my ration of watery soup contained a stringy piece of vegetable, or sometimes a hunk of rancid meat.

From Literature

Harris said in an interview that his four-hour flight was at first forgettable before passengers noticed a “rancid” smell while the aircraft sat waiting for a gate.

From The Wall Street Journal

With each passing episode, it grows clearer that their profession was chosen to lend a touch of realism to the rancidly malicious, aggressively dimwitted dialogue screamed across long tables.

From Salon