rot

Example Sentences

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That is forcing vineyard owners from Bordeaux to Australia to rip up vines and leave grapes to rot in the fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

It offered thick but uneven walls and rot in the roof beams, but was cozy and quaint, with almost an acre of land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

A publication that once stood for truth and justice, emboldening reporters like Bernstein and Woodward to uncover corruption, was now wantonly flaunting its own rot.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

At first, the not-so-original idea that phones have turned children into zombies is a Romero-style parody of brain rot.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The reindeer-skin sleeping bags were soaking wet all the time, and beginning to rot.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong