Words similar to rot

Example sentences for: rot

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

One calls Flytrap the American Dreyfus Affair, revealing the rot and corruption at the heart of our national government.
A diamond bracelet mocks all the sables that wither and rot, the cars that rust, the champagne gone flat, and the claret turned vinegar, even the crumbling great houses and the faded great paintings--painstaking creations now fatally ripped, soaked, or burned.
Wolfe finds them using few words such as "sin," "moral rot," "decay," or "Satan."
Tommyrot compounds tommy, `simpleton, fool' (as in tomfoolery ) and rot, `worthless matter.
Then it disintegrates, leaving a mess of color and a faint whiff of rot" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ). (The official site includes several trailers and stills from the film.)