dilapidation
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Today, the neat premises of Havana’s Fine Arts Museum contrast with the MACC’s dilapidation.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
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
