decrepitude

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • May 13, 2025

His Long looks so confused that some piece of it has to be an act — a way to get the gang to relax — a costume of decrepitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

Even for classic car enthusiasts, there’s a point of extreme decrepitude that precludes restoration but ignites reimagination.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Her somewhat sad and depressive life is rendered with fine touches, the decrepitude of the home standing in for her current condition.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2021

Other than these small businesses, there are more shingled houses, the same shape and size and in the same state of mild decrepitude, painted mint, or lilac, or powder blue.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri