rotted
Example Sentences
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Parts were found to have rotted away from damp and the sheets were placed between sheets of glass in a bid to preserve them.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
In the wild, the larvae live in small holes that have rotted into old pine trees.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Uncollected garbage rotted in heaps, and people cued outside of bakeries for their daily government ration of bread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
Her contorted expression is rotted by anguish, as though life’s unbearable burdens have laid waste to their latest victim.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025
Ralph was tired of skulking about, hiding in mittens and boots, scrounging glue-flavored seeds from fourth-grade mosaics, and eating sugar, which he had overheard children say rotted teeth.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
