Example Sentences

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Crates with empty beer bottles were stacked by what used to be a cafe, and a semi-destroyed old car was rusting away by a stone wall.

From Reuters • Feb. 11, 2022

I knew the cause instantly: The reinforcing steel in the concrete was rusting.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2021

But by 2013, with the shuttle program grounded and America’s half century of space aspirations having ended with bangs and whimpers, 39A was rusting away and weeds were growing through its flame trench.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2018

The water was so bad that even General Motors stopped using it because it was rusting auto parts.

From Washington Times • Jan. 27, 2016

Something about the room smelled off, like it was rusting.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi