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

But many such secular growth stocks — say software over recent decades, and AI more recently — have been having a rotten time of late.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 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

Alsvindr was huge for a horse—much taller than either of the Ivanov family’s horses—and since he had belonged to such a rotten man, everyone expected him to be rotten too.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack