Examples of squalor in a Sentence
The family was living in squalor.
I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.
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Reform and Restore are no doubt relying on support from pockets of deprivation, squalor and neglect in Makerfield.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Authorities say all of the animals were found living in squalor.
—Grace Bellinghausen, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund's film feels like a good novel, with art, crime, love, and squalor all intersecting in a cohesive story that manages to astonish.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
But their living situation could fairly be described as squalor.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Authorities say all of the animals were found living in squalor.
—Grace Bellinghausen, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund's film feels like a good novel, with art, crime, love, and squalor all intersecting in a cohesive story that manages to astonish.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
But their living situation could fairly be described as squalor.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for squalor
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“Squalor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squalor. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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squalor
noun
squa·lor
ˈskwäl-ər 
: filthy or degraded conditions resulting from neglect or lack of money
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