rot

Example Sentences

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A report published by the regulator Ofcom earlier this month highlighted concerns children had over the negative impacts of endless screentime and "brain rot".

From BBC

By contrast, the German Reich was unfortunate in its ally Austria-Hungary during World War I; one observer likened it to “being chained to a rotting corpse.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"The drawers of the kitchen can actually be pulled out so more stuff can be piled on top. There's bread, and some sort of rotting cheese. The fridge has cobwebs."

From BBC

The term "brain rot" was used by some children surveyed to describe the feeling they were left with after spending too long on their devices.

From BBC

Carcasses rotted in his studio as he waited for the muse to possess him.

From The Wall Street Journal