dilapidation

Example Sentences

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Ms. Snow said that the city was “responsible for the terrible condition” of the building because it had done little to prevent further dilapidation since it acquired the property.

From New York Times

Despite its dilapidation, the grand mansion moved him deeply.

From New York Times

Prison reform advocates have meanwhile called on the state's legislature to find deeper solutions to Alabama's longstanding carceral problems, which include overcrowding and dilapidation, according to The Washington Post.

From Salon

That 20-mile stretch sees the greatest number of visitors, and the canal towpath in this section is an embarrassment of dilapidation, washouts, weeds, ruts and graffiti.

From Washington Post

But it can be fragile, thinning and developing small lesions as we age, dilapidations that can be precursors of cognitive decline.

From New York Times