run-down

Example Sentences

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An unfinished light rail system mired in corruption allegations, a run-down central hospital which patients have described as "hell" and deepening inequality make it feel like a microcosm of the country.

From BBC

Upgrading the country’s run-down oil infrastructure is likely to take years and carries significant uncertainty, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

It sat run-down and vacant until 2019, when a campaign to revitalize it gained steam.

From Los Angeles Times

It lurks in the halls of famed institutions and the parking lots of dreary, run-down wharfs.

From Salon

The town of about 3,500 inhabitants used the law to advance a decade-old scheme of purchasing run-down homes from residents, before withdrawing it after media criticism.

From Barron's