decrepitude

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They asked: "How do we ethically justify forcing these bodies to continue to exist in decrepitude?"

From BBC • May 13, 2025

For years, the levee running along the Pajaro River had been neglected despite concerns about its decrepitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023

Many famous defendants have aimed for respectability, maturity, wide-eyed innocence or even pitiful decrepitude on their days in court.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023

On Tuesday, one of the main buildings on the property was demolished, after a devastating fire delivered the killing blow following decades of decrepitude and abandonment.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022

Almost pulverized at that time by the decrepitude of death, Prudencio Aguilar would come twice a day to chat with him.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez