putrid

Example Sentences

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Overall viewership for Milan Cortina has doubled the putrid Beijing numbers of four years ago, according to NBC, setting up these Winter Games to be the most-watched in a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 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

But after a putrid start that has left them with only one win through nine weeks of the season, the Jets pivoted—and executed one of the most shocking deadline-day trades in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

The putrid chamber drama becomes a fantasia, befouled rags turn into tuxedo pants and it’s finally safe to belt how they feel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Mrs. Trepid had demanded, and Florida had replied, “’Cause I don’t putrid want to.”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech