festering

Example Sentences

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Behind Altman’s “code red” declaration, however, are tensions between camps inside the company that have been festering for years, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Hedda wears bullet-like strands of pearls that choke her neck and a jade-colored gown that seems to molder into a festering, jealous shade of green.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

"I think that's always a big festering ground for horror to make statements," she says.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

True to its name, it reeks of festering flesh, roughly the size and appearance of an exploded tire made of weathered beef jerky.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

“I do,” she said, “I feel reborn, as if a festering boil has been lanced and now at last I can begin to heal. I could almost fly.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin