rotten

Example Sentences

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“I said I’m not paying rent, because there’s mice, there’s rats, the floor is rotten, one bathtub there is no water,” he said in the video.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

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

The first of those never recovered from a rotten start, when they collected two points from their opening seven games.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

“Vanish? Mayhem?” he muttered, packing the rotten fruit from the dump around his cinder mushrooms.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman