rusted

Example Sentences

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The prison through which he is escorted is a maze of many gates, rusted metal barriers to movement that echo, with every thud and clank, the stymied processes of Soviet justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Venezuela’s oil infrastructure has degraded significantly over the last decade, with rusted pipes, skilled workers moving out, and plants in disrepair.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

A light powered by a makeshift electrical connection shone at the doorway of the rusted shack where Bryan lives with his wife and nine-year-old son.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

An abandoned station, a few rusted carriages and a dozen metres of track are all that is left of a Soviet railway in southern Armenia.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

Me and Rondell sat with our backs against this rusted chain-link fence in right field and watched the sky.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña