as in abandoned
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
She earns her living buying ramshackle homes, restoring them, and selling them at a profit.
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Recent Examples of ramshackle
This is a charmingly earnest and ramshackle movie that touches emotional areas that many rom-coms don't.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
Today, an official clamming license is a must, and our ramshackle abode has long been converted to chic condos that sell for around a million bucks each.
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Anne Bratskeir,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2026
Easy Company found themselves in a ramshackle compound, cut off and heavily outnumbered by the Taliban in the town.
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Peter White,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Those ramshackle structures served as inspiration behind an art medium for Melvin Smith, who spent the first 12 years of his life there.
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Jeff Elkins,
Oklahoman,
7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for ramshackle
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
Today, an official clamming license is a must, and our ramshackle abode has long been converted to chic condos that sell for around a million bucks each.
—
Anne Bratskeir,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2026
Easy Company found themselves in a ramshackle compound, cut off and heavily outnumbered by the Taliban in the town.
—
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Those ramshackle structures served as inspiration behind an art medium for Melvin Smith, who spent the first 12 years of his life there.
—
Jeff Elkins,
Oklahoman,
7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for ramshackle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramshackle
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According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.
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Once a stronghold of canneries and lumber mills, the town has numerous tumbledown Victorians that have long been havens for artists, brewers, and various eccentrics—along with fans of The Goonies, who make pilgrimages to see where the seminal movie was shot.
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Sixteen children from the same family who were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio were living in wretched conditions with human waste all around, confined to just one room over much of the past four years, authorities said Wednesday.
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The parents and grandparents of 16 children found living in a dilapidated house in southern Ohio were arraigned Wednesday on more than a dozen felony child endangerment charges, officials said.
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For years, many of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority have embarked on rickety wooden boats to try to reach neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, in a bid to flee persecution in Myanmar or overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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Your sunnies should be comfortable and durable, not rickety!
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According to the officer, the decision to classify Sands' death as such was the result of the deteriorated condition of his body.
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Crews will spend several days rebuilding and paving each section before moving on to the next, according to a press release, and the project will remove deteriorated pavement before the application of new asphalt.
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons closed the site in 2024 due to deteriorating conditions and understaffing.
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“Ramshackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramshackle. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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