rotted
Example Sentences
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The harvester is out in this Somerset orchard, but the apples have rotted before they ripened, because of the drought.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Parts were found to have rotted away from damp and the sheets were placed between sheets of glass in a bid to preserve them.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Maria Ngo had spent most of the day tossing expired items and rotted produce from the small grocery store — casualties of the forced shutdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Her contorted expression is rotted by anguish, as though life’s unbearable burdens have laid waste to their latest victim.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025
The chairs, the carpet, the tables—all had rotted away; they sagged in mutual ruin, victims of the despotic force of time.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
