shabbily

Example Sentences

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Epstein, the visionary who gave the world the Beatles, has been shabbily treated since his death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He was shocked by the poor state of the people who lived there, dressed shabbily and with heads shaven to combat lice, and demanded action from the institution.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

The musical is, like most Cinderella stories, about a shabbily treated young woman whose fortunes change when she meets a prince.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

An objective perspective would say that one need not look far to find people being treated shabbily for being different — but that what happened here was more likely a mistake than an insult.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

One man lingered behind as the rest were filing out—a squat man with a windbumt face, shabbily dressed.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin