substandard

Example Sentences

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For decades, agricultural laborers had lived in substandard housing and were paid terrible wages.

From Los Angeles Times

Workers lived in substandard housing and were paid terrible wages, according to a Times obituary.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result of the alleged substandard embalming, family members say they were forced to witness the “grotesque and undignified condition of their loved one’s remains” and suffered humiliation, grief and horror.

From Los Angeles Times

Far too many children are still assigned to substandard schools, and too many remain unable to read or do math at grade level.

From The Wall Street Journal

Allegations include around-the-clock working hours and substandard pay, breaches of safety measures and makeshift sleeping areas inside small workshops.

From Barron's