squalor

Example Sentences

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Our chickens, on the other hand, are treated abominably, packed in tightly with their germy brethren, raised in squalor, pumped with hormones, and only made clean at the end.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

At the 1971 Pan American Games, for example, the athletes lived in squalor while AAU officials stayed in plush hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025

Many of these heroes live in squalor in Los Angeles’s infamous ‘Skid Row.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2025

Undeterred, he has been taking children from his community, often stuck living in unimaginable urban squalor, to experience Nairobi’s verdant parks and expose them to green spaces.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

She would not miss the squalor and noise they would leave behind.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry