putrid

Example Sentences

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"Noam. I d love your advice on how I handle my putrid press," Epstein wrote, adding that media coverage was "spiralling out of control".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The Raiders were so putrid this season that they now own the No. 1 pick in April’s draft, giving the NFL’s most successful quarterback the chance to handpick a franchise quarterback of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

But after a putrid start that has left them with only one win through nine weeks of the season, the Jets pivoted—and executed one of the most shocking deadline-day trades in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Eating the rich has never been quite so putrid a task as watching “Death of a Unicorn,” a truly toothless satire that I’d struggle to even deem “half-baked.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

There was something terribly wrong with it, something foul and putrid and decayed.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl