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
"It was an absolutely awful, squalid, very unhygienic scene," Norris remembers of his visit to Save A Paw.
From BBC
Tortora, meanwhile, languishes in squalid jail cells and a country with only a casual regard for habeas corpus.
Neat or squalid, these apartments reflect the compromised lives these men have made for themselves.
From Los Angeles Times
“I remember sitting in my squalid cubicle and thinking, ‘My God, my life is a total waste.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
