rusted
Example Sentences
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But he also didn’t want to die an old man on a rusted prison cot.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The researchers compare the damaged protein to a rusted key that no longer fits its lock.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mercantile scales and rusted bird cages are scattered across crowded shelves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“If the tub had not rusted through, I could see us never updating it at all,” Mac Leod said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
And there, walking down the driveway of a brown clapboard ranch-style house with rusted gutters and a storm door askew on its hinges, I saw him—the boy—dragging a trash can down the cracked driveway.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
