rotten

Example Sentences

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Dunkin’ started testing a 48-ounce iced coffee bucket in the middle of a particularly rotten February in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Jerry uses his “you-betcha” Midwestern accent to disguise his discontent, but beneath his charlatan smile lurks a rotten, greedy soul.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Under President Xi Jinping, an anti-corruption crackdown has swept through Chinese football in recent years, exposing the rotten state of the professional game.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The first of those never recovered from a rotten start, when they collected two points from their opening seven games.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

“It’s not my fault you’re a Spare. Or that you invoked the impossible task. It was rotten luck, but don’t take it out on me!”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega