Example Sentences

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Peace proposals and presidents have come and gone but the problems have festered.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

This zinging back-and-forth is also in evidence in the film, in which these sisters metaphorically tear each other apart and then try to heal the wounds that have festered.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

So in that information vacuum, various conspiracy theories have festered.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2023

Tensions between the U.S. and China have festered in recent years, but recently the two sides have held talks on trade and other issues.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

This bitterness might have festered within him, but for the blessedness of Mary Elsmere's letters.

From The Case of Richard Meynell by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.