Sentence examples for the shabby from inspiring English sources

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the shabby

adjective

Torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged.

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

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He looked haunted inside the shabby hood.

The shabby little Forest Preserve.

A crochet-inspired armchair ticks the shabby chic trend.

The shabby state of live performance is also forcing change.

I had a look in the shabby carriages and reconsidered.

It's all about the man in the shabby coat now.

We wander through the shabby courtyard and into a brown, dark stairwell.

But it wasn't the shabby tea parlor look that brought me back.

Delicate and beautiful, making love with the Devil in his muggy bedroom behind the shabby office.

In particular, the shabby treatment of GM's bondholders has left a bitter residue.

Before the dreaded burning a fairy transforms the shabby toy into a real rabbit.

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