rotten

Example Sentences

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Jerry uses his “you-betcha” Midwestern accent to disguise his discontent, but beneath his charlatan smile lurks a rotten, greedy soul.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Next, recognize some of the annoying parts of your job are out of your control—like a rotten boss—and stop fighting against it.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

He learned to patch up injured men in below-deck sea cabins, where gangrene turned a wound black and rotten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The smell of rotten eggs crept across large swaths of the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys on Saturday, as fire and hazmat crews worked to stop the leak.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

"Last one to the barre is a rotten egg!"

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene