Example Sentences

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"The siren tower in our village is rusting and leaning and is set to fall any time because there has never been any maintenance."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

It is rusting, and the paint is coming off, but it’s in good condition otherwise.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

All things converge In the parallax of time Titanic she sunk in 1912, and Today she is rusting, and covered in slime.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

County Roads department planning director John Crumm said the pipe is rusting and losing its structural integrity and needs to be replaced.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2017

Paint flakes from the fibro and one of the gutters is rusting away The flyscreen has holes bitten into it.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak