dilapidation

Example Sentences

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There’s this sense of his physical dilapidation as he moves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

The group also heard significant concerns about financial investment in the service and the negative impact on infrastructure - including the dilapidation of the police estate in some areas and the quality of technology.

From BBC • May 23, 2023

Despite its dilapidation, the grand mansion moved him deeply.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2021

Is 20 miles of disrepair and dilapidation how we want to represent our democracy’s best idea?

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021

The Club House sits in tired dilapidation, its roof no longer safe for telescopes.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam