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
Whether in London, a slummy neighbourhood of Tunis, or in whole Syrian cities, what stood out was the deep need to be included.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2019
We accompany the volatile, sparkling-eyed charmer to the slummy muraled cafes and dance halls where artists, writers, journalists and models drank, flirted and quarreled.
From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
