rusted

Example Sentences

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While trimming back Valerie's hedges and clearing brambles, the 24-year-old spotted a rusted, 50cm device that looked "almost like a mortar stood up on its tail".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

That day arrived when the enamel tub finally rusted through.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Venezuela’s oil infrastructure has degraded significantly over the last decade, with rusted pipes, skilled workers moving out, and plants in disrepair.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

A light powered by a makeshift electrical connection shone at the doorway of the rusted shack where Bryan lives with his wife and nine-year-old son.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

The lid was screwed down, but the screws were brass, so they hadn’t rusted tight, and he had his knife with him.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman