rotten
Example Sentences
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I understand every grubby, rotten impulse of the bereaved.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
He says that many of them were thirsty, starving or had rotten feet after journeying into Evros.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
While the installer planned to use the original boards as a substrate, they were too rotten to save, requiring the entire house to be re-sheathed before fiber cement could be installed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“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
Birds and squirrels mainly, but also rotten cats and dogs—pets that had wandered into the park looking for shelter when there was none left anywhere in Manhattan.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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