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Discover Ludwig"was run down" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe someone who is very tired or physically exhausted. For example, "After months of sleepless nights, the new mother was run down."
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"The equipment was run down," he said.
His father was run down by a car while drunk.
Shaffei's only daughter, Nahla, was run down a few years ago.
The estate was run down, poorly laid out and difficult to manage.
The area was run down, the houses cramped, the narrow streets littered.
Mr. Fay was awarded the Bronze Star after his was run down by a Japanese destroyer.
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"They thought it was run-down, scary and unpleasant".
But it was run-down and had been mistreated.
In the 70s it was run-down but not dangerous.
But it was run-down and had little natural light.
Her world was run-down streets, rubble-filled building sites, warehouses and litter-strewn front steps.
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