squalor

Example Sentences

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The court heard that Pereira made allegations of Home Office "corruption", claimed illegal immigrants were employed by the government department and those in the system were living in "squalor".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

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

“Maybe I wanted, somehow, to remove myself from that dirt and squalor and aspire to something.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

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

He looked as if he’d been holding that posture for some time, contemplating the squalor.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover