festered
Example Sentences
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But an uneasy tension festered behind the fanfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
But the chaos Yoon unleashed that night has festered.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
Resentment festered in the meantime, as Bush and his peers questioned why the school hadn’t fought harder to defend him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
Wilson’s lead is a working-class Black man, a former Negro league superstar whose dreams festered when baseball’s color barrier prevented him from rising into the big leagues.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
I hoped it would blow over, but Dad was so hurt that I hadn’t mentioned homeschooling in my interviews that this new wound festered.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
