molder

Example Sentences

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Yes, you really can go listen to the Converge albums left to molder on those Oakley sunglasses for who knows how long.

From The Verge • Jun. 24, 2022

Today, the tall white facades molder above shops old and new, the flaking stucco reliefs looking preposterous next to the brightly colored laundry draped over the balustrades.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Parents are fretting over their now-home-schooled children’s habits of carelessly snacking throughout the day or leaving half a precious banana to molder on the counter, uneaten.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2020

So much so that Franklin Roosevelt would cite Jackson as a vital molder of American culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2019

I maintain that nurture, rather than nature, is the primary molder of personality, but my father possessed a proud rebelliousness, a stubborn sense of fairness, that I recognize in myself.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela