shabby
Example Sentences
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He is obsessed with popular media and showbiz and the shabby values they embody.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
“I’m doing an analysis right now for a couple where his PIA is $4,050 and hers is not too shabby, either. They could have $100,000 coming in as income per year. That’s a huge foundation.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
In a meticulously crafted stop-motion world of gritty dockside poverty, a starving waif discovers the neglected girl in a shabby home weeps not teardrops but pearls.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Starting pay for its nurses averages close to $120,000, which isn’t shabby even in a city with a high cost of living.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
The kitchen is a little shabby, with old-fashioned white cabinets full of handprints, unwashed mugs on the counter, and a sink full of dishes.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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