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
Venezuela has very sour oil, and its pipelines are in bad shape, so Flexsteel could be laid there.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
Not many are around, and the ones that are tend to be in bad shape.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
But as I said in my last column, L.A.’s roughly 500 parks and 100 rec centers, occupying 16,000 acres, are generally in bad shape and not easily accessible to many residents.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
The soles of my sneakers are in bad shape.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
