fester

Example Sentences

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Sweeping contentious issues under the rug and relegating them to wanton aggravation is one major way of letting these same topics fester.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

For Congolese former deputy Enoch Ruberangabo, who comes from an ethnic Tutsi community in the restive east, Mobutu was a leader who "allowed community tensions to fester".

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

But the new strategy has been accompanied by hundreds of store closures, thousands of layoffs and the sale of a 60% stake in its China business, and labour tensions have continued to fester.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

In the Sahara they’ll fester and rot and fall out of your head.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt