in bad shape
Example Sentences
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Even tourism, which the regime has tried to hype since the 1990s, is in bad shape.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
When the chairs reach him and his father Anand, they are usually in bad shape with torn cushions and missing legs.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Venezuela has very sour oil, and its pipelines are in bad shape, so Flexsteel could be laid there.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
But as I said in my last column, L.A.’s roughly 500 parks and 100 rec centers, occupying 16,000 acres, are generally in bad shape and not easily accessible to many residents.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
It was in bad shape, but well stocked: big sacks of potatoes and onions, cornmeal, things in cans.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
