dilapidation

Example Sentences

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There’s this sense of his physical dilapidation as he moves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

The hotel’s dilapidation — to say nothing of its grubby, grabby, mostly male clientele — is a far cry from the yacht parties the women were recently enjoying in Sydney.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023

The group also heard significant concerns about financial investment in the service and the negative impact on infrastructure - including the dilapidation of the police estate in some areas and the quality of technology.

From BBC • May 23, 2023

“Their compassion means that in certain places, the cycle of dilapidation continues. But coming down hard wouldn’t help either.”

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2022

More than the dilapidation, it was this connection, this lost memory of the temple’s grander relation, which gave the useless little building its sorry air.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan