insalubrious

Example Sentences

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The refuse rising in insalubrious piles, some taller than the pedestrians trying to avoid them, is a smelly, visceral symbol of popular outrage at the government’s plan.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023

It appears to be a posthumous work from Williams’ disastrous late period when he was drowning in insalubrious sensibility and no longer in control of his gifts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2022

For years he dragged his wife Clarissa and their growing brood from town to town, renting ever more insalubrious houses, pawning their dwindling stock of possessions, and running up debts.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2019

And if you’re like the average American, more than half of your daily calorie intake comes from those insalubrious goodies.

From Time • Nov. 2, 2016

He would have let the house, but could find no tenant, in consequence of its ineligible and insalubrious site.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë