rotten

Example Sentences

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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

He learned to patch up injured men in below-deck sea cabins, where gangrene turned a wound black and rotten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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

Strikingly, “No Other Choice” plays like a melding of his different eras, once again diving into his characters’ rotten souls while flexing sumptuous craft and bitter commentary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

That I thought having a family to care for was some rotten thing I had to drag along rather than the strength of having many jaws and paws around to help when you need it.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz