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Example sentences for: festering

How can you use “festering” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The paper said that the north Sumatran province of Aceh "long a festering sore on the Indonesian body politic, is now an open wound."
Political Bill wants it as a festering issue.
"Covered with festering sores, of course."
Gut instinct tells me there are underlying problems festering that make her mean.