rotten
Example Sentences
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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
But many such secular growth stocks — say software over recent decades, and AI more recently — have been having a rotten time of late.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“No one would land if they could smell that!” said Nim, and wondered if Alex Rover’s hero would use a rotten shark to fight for his island.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Vocabulary lists containing rotten
Oh, No! Synonyms for "Bad"
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So Bad: Synonyms for "Awful"
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