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Discover LudwigThe phrase "also dilapidated" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is in a state of disrepair or ruin, often in addition to other conditions or characteristics being discussed.
Example: "The old mansion was not only abandoned but also dilapidated, with crumbling walls and broken windows."
Alternatives: "in a state of disrepair" or "also in ruins".
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There are also dilapidated buildings or shacks where Spanish Gypsies and Romanian Gypsies form separate communities.
At the time I was living in the nearby town of João Pessoa, which is also dilapidated but decidedly not anarchic or exhilarating, and Recife, one of Brazil's most violent cities then and now, scared the hell out of me.
There is something grand but also dilapidated and crumbling.
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In Mexico, at Reino Aventura, they found not only Keiko but also a dilapidated facility that would be perfect for the film's fictional dilapidated facility, as well as park owners who were disposed to let their whale appear in a pro-wild-whale, anti-captivity movie.
Herat was as dilapidated as ever.
They also bought dilapidated real estate and refurbished it themselves.
These fellows in particular have mated a small plane to a Suzuki to make a sort of pink…Cessnazuki, and there's also a dilapidated but partially working 4-legged walker bot that looks like a bit of a rough ride.
He also closed schools that were dilapidated or poorly attended, thereby strengthening the 38 that remained open, according to local Catholic leaders who observed the process.
The sites the authors document include not only old factories, but also churches, firehouses, mills and dilapidated mansions that have fallen on hard times — places that haven't been lucky enough to be considered tourist attractions.
At the same time that this culture was flowering, the neighborhood was also experiencing high unemployment rates, dilapidated housing, and inadequate public resources.
The neighborhood's Uptown district, along a once dilapidated stretch of Euclid Avenue, also has been revitalized.
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