festering

Example Sentences

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But with little progress on the issues festering and so much riding on their relationship, any reprieve could be temporary—and the space for surprises large.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The insanity of investing in a new playground when a dozen festering issues make the park unsafe should be crystal clear to one and all.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

At a recent meeting of Save Our Domes, a local environmental group, a member described the proposed mines as “equivalent to a huge festering boil on the face of a family member.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

For weeks they continued, festering like an open wound, and I, without an effective way of nursing them, simply withdrew into myself, and shut myself from the rest of the world.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane