Example sentences for: run-down

How can you use “run-down” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In general, this section of Manzanillo is quite run-down, having never recovered from damage caused by a 1995 earthquake.

  • Grand but run-down buildings, with fading flamingo-pink and lime-green façades and ornate columns, flank a raised promenade of laurels, gas lamps, and marble benches.

  • New York's old buildings are gracious and charming, even those that are run-down.

  • The once miserable wasteland of run-down warehouses, lumber-mills, factories, and railyards has been reclaimed not only for the upbeat commercial enterprises that are now a familiar feature of any Canadian city with a waterfront, but also as a handsome residential neighborhood.

  • The run-down feel of the apartment blocks is still present, but they’re now mixed with a cluster of elegant shops and several smart bars and restaurants.


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