rot

Example Sentences

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The pillars tilted and some of the floor boards showed signs of rot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

Elsewhere, on the corner of Broadway and Fourth streets, Mero has commandeered a once historic building that’s been burned and left to rot.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Instead, it has driven farmers from their land, left produce to rot at roadblocks and blocked food imports except those from its allies in neighboring Rwanda, according to local traders and activists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

As Nighthand took off his jacket, the stench of something animal, left to rot, became unmissable.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell