How to Use moldy in a Sentence

moldy

adjective

• The wine had a slightly moldy aroma.
• Her books became moldy after being left in a damp basement.
• The violations ranged from moldy hot dog buns to a bartender cutting lemons with bare hands.
  — Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
• Should your wipes get moldy, toss them in the trash, clean and dry your warmer, and try again.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 4 Aug. 2023
• Scott made dad a sandwich with moldy bread and was forced to eat it.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 July 2021
• The city does not accept wet, moldy, dirty, or bulky items.
  — Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2022
• Be sure it’s straw and not hay, as hay gets wet and moldy quickly.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 20 Dec. 2019
• Wet and moldy feed, in general, is a health risk to birds.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 2 May 2022
• Flies buzzed around moldy garbage that often sat for weeks at a time.
  — Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 1 June 2022
• At a three-month follow-up, her moldy mitt had cleared up.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2022
• The sky turned purplish green, the color of moldy bread, and jagged lightning flashed and froze.
  — Sam Anderson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2020
• The food should be stored in a cool, dry location to keep the seeds from getting moldy.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2023
• In some ways this year might be a glimpse into a wet and moldy future.
  — Erik Vance, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2018
• Remove and discard any moldy or mushy berries, so the mold won't spread.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2022
• For Strickland, revenge is a dish best served stale and moldy.
  — Dwight Perry / Sideline Chatter, The Seattle Times, 9 June 2017
• In Kathy Aaron’s decrepit public school, the heat fills the air with a moldy, rancid odor.
  — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2016
• Liners keep them from getting moldy and help them to last longer, too.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 16 Jan. 2019
• Clean the moldy area with a 1:1 bleach to warm water solution.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022
• To use one of those options, apply to a sponge or rag and scrub at the moldy spots until they're gone.
  — Jolie Kerr, Esquire, 11 Mar. 2016
• His bed was moldy and had a large hole in it, according to police.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 15 May 2018
• Hamm's cop is on the case that involves moldy fast food, a deaf hitman and a bunch of dim bulbs not good at crimes.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
• This Note pleads with people to stop eating moldy bread.
  — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 28 June 2019
• For a while, the family of four shared a moldy queen mattress in a house with 10 roommates.
  — Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2021
• Don’t try to paper it over like a moldy wall in a Starbucks bathroom.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2021
• Most of the naysayers lamented how quickly bread gets moldy when it’s not chilled.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• Know that moldy smell that develops when wet clothes are left in the washer for too long?
  — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 28 May 2022
• The men said police drove them to the Brookside jail, took their mugshots with a cell phone, and tossed them into a dirty, moldy cell.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 20 Feb. 2022
• Once applied to the moldy area, leave it to dry for an hour, and then wipe away with a microfiber cloth or dry towel.
  — Cate Geiger, Country Living, 30 Apr. 2020
• One million funky, moldy, sweating disks of cheese and links of saucisson.
  — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2019
• Pictures of a dirty kitchen or a moldy shower speak louder than words.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024