rot

Example Sentences

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His insides must be rotting and gross, but his green leaves and spikey shell are still regal.

From Literature

Ultimately they deemed that, under Frank, Spurs were more likely to career into oblivion than stop the rot.

From BBC

One farmer in Somerset told the BBC that he was living on a "knife edge" as his crops were days away from rotting in the floodwater.

From BBC

At every moment, Naumov wanted to lay in bed and rot.

From Los Angeles Times

I discreetly checked my seat for sharp metal objects, then the inside of my desk for chewed bubble gum, worms, or rotting vegetables.

From Literature