rot
Example Sentences
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A publication that once stood for truth and justice, emboldening reporters like Bernstein and Woodward to uncover corruption, was now wantonly flaunting its own rot.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
Amy is now at risk of bowel obstruction and possible kidney failure and is considered an urgent case but remains stuck on a surgery waiting list and feels like she has been "left to rot".
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Instead, it has driven farmers from their land, left produce to rot at roadblocks and blocked food imports except those from its allies in neighboring Rwanda, according to local traders and activists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
At every moment, Naumov wanted to lay in bed and rot.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
What rot, I could hear Brett say it.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.