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was run-down
adjective
Tired and exhausted.
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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.
The first time she saw her house it was run-down and filled with dirt.
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It was run down.
"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.
And they got it when Hayes hit a grounder to shortstop and Samuel was run down.
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