festering

Example Sentences

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The insanity of investing in a new playground when a dozen festering issues make the park unsafe should be crystal clear to one and all.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Behind Altman’s “code red” declaration, however, are tensions between camps inside the company that have been festering for years, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

"I think that's always a big festering ground for horror to make statements," she says.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

It is a bandage on a festering wound.

From Slate • May 9, 2025

It was there, the festering fear, underlying everything she thought and did.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie