Sentence examples for be shabby from inspiring English sources

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be shabby

adjective

Torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged.

  • They lived in a tiny apartment, with some old, shabby furniture.

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Only the rooms will be shabby, never the sentiment.

Downtown Aguadilla may be shabby, but satellite dishes sprout from many rooftops.

It may be shabby housing, I don't know what the quality is.

"It was really looking shabby -- and of all people, our offices should not be shabby".

The paper may now be shabby at the corners, but it is still easily, eagerly, and closely read.

What lies beyond the hills may be shabby and fading, but it will not vanish just yet.

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I definitely expected it to be shabbier".

My couch is shabby chic.

Buildings are shabby, dons underpaid.

Her dress is shabby.

China's fixed network was shabby.

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