mildewed
Example Sentences
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For me to even open an envelope meant a trip to my stepmother’s house, where the precious cache was moldering in a mildewed basement.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
Today, Vicksburg is a destination for faux steamboats and tour buses half-filled with aging Civil War buffs and gamblers drawn to its storied battleground and mildewed casinos.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023
Getting pricked by a thorn is not only painful, but a mildewed thorn can cause a serious illness.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2022
Not only can’t the Lavanians agree on an accent, but the structures that make up the king’s castle can’t agree on an architecture style, settling on a bizarre mix of mildewed gargoyles and modernist solariums.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022
There were mildewed boxes of old parish records in one corner, and an open door that revealed a Victorian flush toilet and a basin, with only a cold tap, in the other.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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