shabbier
Example Sentences
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“From A to Z, from animal services to the zoo, the city is shabbier and more dysfunctional than it was three years ago,” said Cole, now a member of the Pasadena City Council.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
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
However, the photo she said she took in person showed a much shabbier house, featuring uneven grass and cluttered with yard equipment where the bench was supposed to be.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
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
