putrid
Example Sentences
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Wildfires ravaging the Indonesian part of Borneo island are choking communities as far away as Malaysia with putrid haze, testing the resources and resolve of those having to endure them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
But with temperatures spiking, the crisis over smoke from the fire has given way to a second crisis over putrid smells, insects, rodents and growing concerns over sanitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Since the garden exhibited its first corpse flower in 1999, thousands of people flock to its conservatory every summer, just to smell these putrid plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Noam. I d love your advice on how I handle my putrid press," Epstein wrote, adding that media coverage was "spiralling out of control".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
The boils, the sores, the putrid growths just melted back into healthy full flesh.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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