rotting

Example Sentences

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Its rotting parts lie in the grass near a city sewage treatment plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Others had fruit sitting on the ground beneath, most of it not quite orange, rotting.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The air is rife with hydrogen sulfide, carrying the familiar smell of rotting eggs.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Images of uncollected garbage rotting on Havana’s streets have been broadcast across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Cluny tore viciously at the rotting log until great chunks of it flew through the air.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques