Examples of “rotten” in a Sentence

adj Decayed and spoiled, especially of food.

• The fridge smelled of rotten eggs.
• Half the fruit in the bowl had gone rotten.
• Throw away those rotten apples before they spoil the rest of the box.

adj Morally bad, cruel, or dishonest.

• That was a rotten thing to say to her.
• It was a rotten trick to steal his sister's savings.
• The rotten landlord lied about the damage to keep the deposit.

adj Very unpleasant or of poor quality (informal).

• We had rotten luck with the weather all week.
• I had a rotten cold and stayed in bed all weekend.
• What a rotten day, with the train canceled and rain all morning!