shabbily

Example Sentences

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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 authors are, crucially, also more open-minded about Paul’s then-wife, Linda, who was often treated shabbily, or at least superficially, by the press and Beatles fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

This did not deter Alito from repeatedly returning to his view of how shabbily Asian Americans had been treated by the university.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2022

Margaret Atwood, here, is a “beady-eyed Canadian prima donna” who treated Lawson shabbily during an interview.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022

But no matter how shabbily he is treated, Goriot goes on, living out the obsession of his life.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers