low-rent
Example Sentences
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But this tyrannical posturing reminds me not of some low-rent X-Men film but rather Syndrome, the villain in the Pixar classic “The Incredibles.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Even if British politics has become increasingly unstable, the abrupt rise of Burnham, 56, reads like a low-rent mashup of “House of Cards” and “Monty Python,” leaving even scandal-hardened politicos bemused.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
He never married, has no children, no savings and no retirement, does not own a home and is currently unemployed, living in a small apartment in a low-rent area of a large Southern city.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
They are serviced through low-rent "dark stores" - or small shops dedicated to delivery and not open to the public - in densely populated areas, enabling economies of scale.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
James junior then put the colt on the road, touring through thirteen tracks up and down the East Coast to run in low-rent races spaced as little as two days apart.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
