as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
lived alone on a tumbledown farm that had seen better days
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Recent Examples of tumbledown
The drive follows several miles of twisting pavement past tumbledown barns and front lawns doubling as auto graveyards.
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Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
The piles of tumbledown bricks on Long Beach streets took laborious weeks to clear away.
—Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
After reluctantly moving into a tumbledown 17th-century English cottage, Milli Proust has created a gorgeously unruly and varied source for her craft.
—Carolyn Asome David Fernández, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
Low walls of tumbledown stone, kept in place as a monument, mark the outlines of the cottages that once stood here.
—Cathleen O'Grady, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022
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Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
The piles of tumbledown bricks on Long Beach streets took laborious weeks to clear away.
—Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
After reluctantly moving into a tumbledown 17th-century English cottage, Milli Proust has created a gorgeously unruly and varied source for her craft.
—Carolyn Asome David Fernández, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
Low walls of tumbledown stone, kept in place as a monument, mark the outlines of the cottages that once stood here.
—Cathleen O'Grady, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022
See All Example Sentences for tumbledown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumbledown
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Located inside an early 20th-century building, this dilapidated space has been given a new lease on life by the Parisian interior designer.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rows of young men in camouflage report for roll call in the shadow of dilapidated, battle-scarred buildings.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the area where these cuts will be felt most acutely is with respect to elder abuse, which is already a neglected area of health care and social services.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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By upcycling a neglected garment, Hirsch hopes to give someone the chance to experience the beauty and craftsmanship that goes into creating a piece.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Tumbledown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbledown. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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