rotten
Example Sentences
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The rest of the time, it was rotten.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It’s the soundtrack of first loves and first heartbreaks, rotten days, soured friendships and sweet hopes for tomorrow.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
I understand every grubby, rotten impulse of the bereaved.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
He says that many of them were thirsty, starving or had rotten feet after journeying into Evros.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"Last one there is a rotten watermelon!" she called.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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