rancidin a sentence
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They threw away the rancid oil after realizing it had been sitting on the shelf for years.rancid = spoiled and foul-smelling
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The bacon smells rancid.rancid = spoiled
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Partly because his rancid smell was now up close and personal. (source)rancid = repugnant or offensive
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I could feel The Mother's rancid breath on my neck and hear her cold voice chanting that there was no escape and that she would never let me go. (source)rancid = bad smelling
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To the college guys in the dorm room with ... and the couch that smelled like rancid beer. (source)rancid = a state of decomposition that smells bad
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some rancid lard (source)rancid = bad-smelling because it is not fresh
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good fat didn't reach the zeks, and the rancid all went into the soup kettle (source)rancid = a state of decomposition of oils or fats such that they smell and taste bad
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Kate was afraid her own urine had contributed to the rancidness of the air.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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Albert Left Hand was a short, fat man who smelled of rancid mutton tallow. (source)rancid = rotting (smelling bad)
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No keeping rotten food in the cupboards or leaving rancid dishes in the sink.† (source)
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I opened the microwave, and the bottom of it was filled with rancid grease.† (source)
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The smell was no longer of fresh vanilla, but of rancid grease.† (source)
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Not as rancid as the hallway, still smelling of decay, but somehow sharply metallic.† (source)
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The very idea that he and Roland could in any way be on the same side makes him feel like he swallowed something rancid.† (source)
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The thrice-daily meals usually consisted of a bowl of broth with a bit of vegetable and a bowl or half bowl of rancid rice, sometimes mixed with barley.† (source)
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If my herbs are not fresh enough, if my attention falters, if my will is weak, the draughts go stale and rancid in my hands.† (source)
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