disrepair

Example Sentences

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"The fact that we are reconfiguring it, not letting it fall into disrepair, is a great story," Lier said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Around him were additional signs of disrepair: an X-ray examination board without a functioning backlight, and a dust-covered ultraviolet sterilization machine that hadn’t worked in months.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

By the 2010s, the military was less than half its Cold War size and much of its weaponry and equipment were in disrepair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Lebanon is dotted with derelict buildings, and many inhabited structures are in an advanced state of disrepair.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

“London Bridge” might go as far back as the Middle Ages in London, as it describes the disrepair of the famous bridge.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin