shabbier
Example Sentences
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A shabbier perspective is integral to any depiction of Jacobs’ work.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
The meeting house grows progressively more dilapidated, and the costumes get shabbier, indicating that things aren’t going well for the Puritans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
He enjoyed a comfortable childhood north of Montana, until the family real estate company faltered in the early ’90s and the Millers eventually relocated to a smaller rental on Santa Monica’s shabbier southern end.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025
It is less dense than the wealthier cities to the south, with fewer skyscrapers and malls, and it is a little shabbier.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2020
The hallway with its eight doors seemed smaller to Lina than it had when she was a student, and shabbier.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
