dilapidated

adjective di·lap·i·dat·ed

Definition of dilapidated

:decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse

a dilapidated old house

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Examples of dilapidated in a Sentence

a dilapidated car that had seen better days

Recent Examples of dilapidated from the Web

Dilapidated trailer parks are being transformed into quality affordable housing options that befits the dignity of those who qualify to occupy them.

— charlotteobserver, "Charlotte’s District 4 City Council candidates give their views on 4 key issues," 23 Aug. 2017
Visitors are sure to see a bunch of little boys wearing his signature yellow rain coat and holding a red balloon milling about the dilapidated house.

— melissa minton, Teen Vogue, "The It Movie House Experience Looks Straight-Up Terrifying," 15 Aug. 2017
Kmart and Sears stores around the country became dilapidated, their personnel demoralized.

— julie creswell, New York Times, "The Incredible Shrinking Sears," 11 Aug. 2017
Bell said 600 dilapidated homes were demolished in the last year.

— carol robinson, AL.com, "2 gunmen rob Taco Bell in Leeds; search underway," 8 Aug. 2017
Yet more than 80 percent of the nation’s population has no medical insurance and depend on a public health system with too few doctors and dilapidated facilities, resulting in treatment delays.

— renee bonorchis, Bloomberg.com, "How South Africa Stumbles on Health Care for All," 27 July 2017
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A dilapidated, three-story building in a poorer neighborhood of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi collapsed before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 14, a rescue and senior police official said.

— muhammad farooq, The Seattle Times, "Building in Pakistan collapses, killing at least 5 residents," 18 July 2017
Although its past isn't unique -- a once flourishing commerce street left empty and dilapidated after the rush to the suburbs in the 1950s -- its revitalization is.

— hannah hayes, Southern Living, "New Documentary Shows How Chattanooga is Using a Mural to Unite Its Community," 11 July 2017
The dilapidated buildings trying to maintain former glory, or flowers frozen for a moment in time, or portraits that give a real sense of character, this work commands a response!

— anna wunderlich, Southern Living, "Southern Artists to Follow on Instagram Now," 11 July 2017

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