Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

If you've ever pulled up a potato plant only to find a half-rotten tater, you'll know the disappointment.

From Salon • May 31, 2023

A skinny, floppy-haired guy who resembles a cartoon version of the titular bird, he tries to survive on the half-rotten scraps of the consumer economy, running a series of low-level, frequently stupid get-less-poor-quick schemes.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2014

He then grabbed a half-rotten banana and said something to a teenage cashier, before bending over in a fit of laughter.

From Washington Post

He finally had to take $2,500 for his half-rotten produce.

From Time Magazine Archive

That evening Mrs. Moss prepared her infamous sour broccoli soup, which she made from half-rotten vegetables that she got from a man who delivered crates of supermarket discards.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter