dilapidation

Example Sentences

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Still, how is it that the official residence of Canadian prime ministers was allowed to fall into a state of dilapidation?

From BBC

It’s certainly familiar to Parlá, who absorbs the visual signatures of dilapidation into his paintings, murals and sculpture.

From New York Times

“We need to make sure that buildings have the money to pay for those costs. If we don’t get this right, a large number could slip into dilapidation.”

From New York Times

You wouldn’t choose to wear the scent of dilapidation or urban decline or gentrification or environmental racism.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, the neat premises of Havana’s Fine Arts Museum contrast with the MACC’s dilapidation.

From New York Times