slum
Example Sentences
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Among the problems these and subsequent laws were meant to solve: “slums.”
In his classic book “The Urban Villagers,” he argued that Italian areas usually considered “slums” were actually made up of interconnected sets of families who shared child care, discipline and moral responsibility.
“What! No! Heavens! I scarcely survive traipsing through the slums, only to find my own house infected with plague! Eek! Eek!”
From Literature
Relating his journey to becoming a visual storyteller, Thomas recalled growing up in “one of the worst slums of Philadelphia,” sitting on his front stoop reading Shakespeare, James Baldwin and Tennessee Williams, immersed and transported.
From Los Angeles Times
The wonderful century also saw the plunder of the Earth’s resources, suffering in urban slums and humanitarian catastrophe in Europe’s colonies.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
