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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 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

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