: low in character, cost, or prestige
low-rent thugs
a low-rent movie
a low-rent literary form
Examples of low-rent in a Sentence
a store full of low-rent items
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The sketchiest part of my route ran near campus, where residential neighborhoods gave way to some frat buildings and low-rent student housing.
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Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Some areas of Dallas lost over 50% of their low-rent units, according to the report.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
New in the lineup is Strip Law, a series about an uptight Vegas lawyer who teams up with a low-rent magician to add some pizzazz to Sin City’s dumbest cases.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
The teaser shows Cruise in cowboy boots dancing with a shovel in what looks to be a Los Angeles-type of low-rent apartment, as well as on a pier.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
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Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Some areas of Dallas lost over 50% of their low-rent units, according to the report.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
New in the lineup is Strip Law, a series about an uptight Vegas lawyer who teams up with a low-rent magician to add some pizzazz to Sin City’s dumbest cases.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
The teaser shows Cruise in cowboy boots dancing with a shovel in what looks to be a Los Angeles-type of low-rent apartment, as well as on a pier.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Low-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-rent. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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