fecal matter

Example Sentences

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"They left me there all night, with damp walls, toilets in a deplorable state with hundreds of cockroaches and fecal matter that has built up over months," Castro recounted.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The main way people get norovirus is by accidentally drinking water or eating food contaminated with fecal matter, or touching a contaminated surface and then placing their fingers in their mouths.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

"Female cockroaches eat more than males, so more endotoxins are shed from their fecal matter," explained Madhavi Kakumanu, an NC State research scholar in Schal's lab and co-corresponding author of the paper.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

It is said to be one of the more polluted rivers which Congolese scientists say contains high levels of fecal matter and other waste.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

Moira was not lying, water was running over the floor, and several pieces of disintegrating fecal matter.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood