rotting

Example Sentences

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None of this will cure the malaise and pessimism rotting the economy from the inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Others had fruit sitting on the ground beneath, most of it not quite orange, rotting.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The air is rife with hydrogen sulfide, carrying the familiar smell of rotting eggs.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

The kitchens in other cabins also had food left out on the counters: packages of half-eaten snacks, fruits and vegetables rotting after a week without refrigeration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Tonight she settled for the warm rotting of a dung heap, where she dreamed of nothing, for she hoped for nothing and expected nothing.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman