festered
Example Sentences
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The “ignominy” of missing action, we are told, remained a “badge of shame” that festered for the rest of his life, “driving him to seek reckless vindication” in confrontations with other men of his class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
But this issue has festered for years, and rather than point fingers, the district or the city, or both, need to do their jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
But the chaos Yoon unleashed that night has festered.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
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
Wounds festered and got infected at lightning speed in the damp heat.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
