shabby

Example Sentences

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In a meticulously crafted stop-motion world of gritty dockside poverty, a starving waif discovers the neglected girl in a shabby home weeps not teardrops but pearls.

From Los Angeles Times

Believe me, it was hard to imagine anything fancy in their shabby cottage.

From Literature

The fish-out-of-water comedy show followed the wealthy Rose family as they abruptly lose their money and mansion, and are forced to move into a shabby motel in a deadbeat town they bought as a joke.

From BBC

Everything is old and a little shabby, and the air is as damp and salty in here as it is outside.

From Literature

They hadn’t even been aware they were a bit shabby until they saw the homes of their classmates.

From Literature