rotted

Example Sentences

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Barerra Valencia had to throw out a bunch of meat because it had rotted during the days the store was closed, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In the wild, the larvae live in small holes that have rotted into old pine trees.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"We're able to intercept food that would have otherwise rotted in fields or not be used and make it have a social impact."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 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

There was still so much time left for the sun to come out that José Arcadio Buendía was still dozing under the shelter of palm fronds that had been rotted by the rain.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez