fester

Example Sentences

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The company is “kind of letting it fester now,” with the potential for the narrative to drag into next week, he added.

From MarketWatch

By that point, many of the issues that would ultimately cause its demise had been already begun festering.

From New York Times

But secrets fester, grow bigger and inevitably burst with the resonance of truth, as they do in “A Thousand and One,” the debut feature of writer/director A.V.

From Los Angeles Times

But secrets fester, grow bigger and inevitably burst with the resonance of truth, as they do in “A Thousand and One.”

From Seattle Times

Among the victims in Bucha was her 47-year-old son-in-law - a wound that festers despite the relative rejuvenation of the town since its liberation one year ago on Friday.

From Reuters