squalid

Example Sentences

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Cities are squalid crime hives that need to be tamed or abandoned in the Sheridanverse, whereas small towns and Western vistas are quaint canvases fertile with possibility.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

"It was an absolutely awful, squalid, very unhygienic scene," Norris remembers of his visit to Save A Paw.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“I remember sitting in my squalid cubicle and thinking, ‘My God, my life is a total waste.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The 10th floor is filled with notoriously squalid cells.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

He is caught by a benevolent bishop, who keeps Valjean from going to prison for life by telling police he’d given the squalid exprisoner the candlesticks as a gift.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel