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Discover LudwigThe phrase "went rotten" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that has decayed or spoiled. Example: The fruit in the bowl went rotten after sitting out too long in the sun.
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All that food went rotten.
But Johnson remains the symbolic figurehead of all that went rotten in sport.
I accepted these stories as fact: Burma was golden, until something went rotten and my family had to leave.
The fruit of that study went rotten on the branch, because I could not put it to use.
How relations between John and the Schultzes went rotten, and how grim the outcome was, is a matter of public record.
Mr. Trenchard spoke of his youth, recalling, "My last 20 dollars after rent in groceries that went rotten in the fridge the landlord promised to fix but never did".
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Has the big apple gone rotten?
The world economy has gone rotten, sponsorship is tough.
Don't handle pickles because they will go rotten with your touch.
"I thought maybe something had gone rotten in my refrigerator," she said.
But when people think the language itself has gone rotten, it's when they are losing arguments.
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