shabbier
Example Sentences
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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
He enjoyed a comfortable childhood north of Montana, until the family real estate company faltered in the early ’90s and the Millers eventually relocated to a smaller rental on Santa Monica’s shabbier southern end.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025
The son doesn’t approach the father at first, but instead sneaks into his apartment, which turns out to be a shabbier, lonelier, even sadder twin of Gu Wentong’s own place.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
It's older and shabbier, covered in pine needles, small compared to the beach-front mansions others on the island have.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2022
It looked smaller and shabbier by daylight, but it was the same place, with the zinc-topped bar, the espresso machine, and the half-finished plate of risotto, now beginning to smell bad in the warm air.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
