rotted

Example Sentences

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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

"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

He alleged that the floors were rotted, there was no running water in a couple of places there should have been and the place was infested with rodents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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

But the Pullman strike halted all train traffic through Chicago, and the perishable foods rotted in their traincars.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson