slummy

Example Sentences

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He, now a history teacher and “an intellectual fairly well known in the city,” lives in the hills overlooking his slummy origins.

From Slate • Aug. 29, 2020

For just 25 cents, anyone could go watch him work at the 5th Street Gym, an airless, low-ceilinged hotbox up a wood staircase in a slummy part of Miami Beach.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2016

Carla Buzasi For mummy bloggers, whether yummy, funny or even a bit slummy, it's no longer enough to just write well – the more successful are revenue-focused masters of self-promotion and search engine optimisation.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2012

It’s also a stone’s throw from the creative hub of the city — the once slummy, now hip Shoreditch.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2011

He had a girl here, on one of these slummy streets.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak