Example Sentences

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Maria Ngo had spent most of the day tossing expired items and rotted produce from the small grocery store — casualties of the forced shutdown.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Her contorted expression is rotted by anguish, as though life’s unbearable burdens have laid waste to their latest victim.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

The only thing we did was replace the upholstery because it was rotted out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

They found the roof had worn away and the floorboards had rotted in the rains.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

The scene shifted, and we were looking at rotted pink Belgian lace.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston