insalubrious

Example Sentences

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The refuse rising in insalubrious piles, some taller than the pedestrians trying to avoid them, is a smelly, visceral symbol of popular outrage at the government’s plan.

From New York Times

It appears to be a posthumous work from Williams’ disastrous late period when he was drowning in insalubrious sensibility and no longer in control of his gifts.

From Los Angeles Times

In letters sent to the regional authorities in the early 1950s and seen by The New York Times, the nuns warned about a lack of food, and the insalubrious dormitory and canteen.

From New York Times

We are in the neighboring small towns of Clifton and Morenci, where Mexican men toil at the copper mine for half of their Anglo counterparts’ salary, and live in insalubrious conditions with their families.

From New York Times

“Once inside, the police agents saw with great surprise the six workers who were struggling to breathe in an utterly insalubrious atmosphere,” police said.

From Reuters