in bad shape

Example Sentences

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When the chairs reach him and his father Anand, they are usually in bad shape with torn cushions and missing legs.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

One reason may be that many of the incarcerated are in bad shape and would embarrass the barbaric Ms. Rodríguez, who tries to cultivate a persona of civility by dressing like Imelda Marcos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Venezuela has very sour oil, and its pipelines are in bad shape, so Flexsteel could be laid there.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

I'll be honest with you: We're in bad shape.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

Molly got rid of boxes that were oddly sized or misshapen or in bad shape and replaced them with new thick cardboard boxes, uniformly rectangular.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline