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Squalid in a sentence

Squalid meaning

  1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
  2. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.

Synonyms of Squalid

Using Squalid

  • The main meaning on this page is: Extremely dirty and unpleasant. | Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
  • Useful related words include: sordid, seamy, seedy, sleazy.
  • In the example corpus, squalid often appears in combinations such as: in squalid, squalid conditions, squalid camps.

Context around Squalid

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Squalid

  • In this selection, "squalid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tiny, conditions, tent and internal stand out and add context to how "squalid" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the squalid so called and biden s squalid past with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "squalid" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with squalid

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Fans were going to games in decades-old stadiums with hard wooden seats and squalid bathrooms. (16 words)

However, the simple act of her arriving here has caused the spotlight to fall on this squalid truth. (18 words)

The House impeachment inquiry has centered on Hunter Biden’s squalid past, with a heavy emphasis on his banking records. (20 words)

It took a scene so squalid that the deputy who discovered it fled to retch: Thompson was found in a filthy cell on the medical wing of the Rice Street jail, covered in lice and his own waste, his head in a toilet. (43 words)

Instead, what we’ve got is this case, which pertains to Donald Trump’s squalid, sleaze ball activities as a private citizen, as a candidate for president, back when he was a tabloid figure in New York. (37 words)

Earlier this year, inspectors from the Board of State and Community Corrections found squalid conditions at the county’s two primary facilities, Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar and Central Juvenile Hall in Lincoln Heights. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

A once successful cat breeder kept 72 felines across two Illawarra properties in such squalid conditions that most had to be euthanised.

Earlier this year, inspectors from the Board of State and Community Corrections found squalid conditions at the county’s two primary facilities, Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar and Central Juvenile Hall in Lincoln Heights.

Following repeated outbreaks of bloodletting in 2012, many Rohingya were forcibly removed from their villages and sequestered in squalid internal displacement camps.

It took a scene so squalid that the deputy who discovered it fled to retch: Thompson was found in a filthy cell on the medical wing of the Rice Street jail, covered in lice and his own waste, his head in a toilet.

Most Arab countries refused citizenship to Palestinian refugees of the 1948 and 1967 wars in Israel, leaving us crowded in squalid camps, to maximize the pitifulness of our plight for the world media.

But the zone is already packed with about 450,000 people in squalid conditions, with the garbage-strewn camp lacking basic facilities.

Fans were going to games in decades-old stadiums with hard wooden seats and squalid bathrooms.

For years, the INS packed immigrants into squalid and overcrowded boats headed for southern Mexico, in order to make the trip as long and traumatic as possible.

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However, the simple act of her arriving here has caused the spotlight to fall on this squalid truth.

In Los Angeles, for example, the squalid L.A. County Jail — known as Twin Towers — typically records the highest annual death toll of any jail in the country.

Instead, what we’ve got is this case, which pertains to Donald Trump’s squalid, sleaze ball activities as a private citizen, as a candidate for president, back when he was a tabloid figure in New York.

Mr Netanyahu said preparations were under way to expand the offensive into Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of people who fled from other areas are crowded into squalid tent camps and overflowing UN-run shelters.

Some 1 million Palestinians have fled the Rafah offensive and are sheltering in squalid tent camps, and aid is only trickling into the territory.

The House impeachment inquiry has centered on Hunter Biden’s squalid past, with a heavy emphasis on his banking records.

The majority of the territory’s roughly 2.2 million people have squeezed into Rafah, many of them in living in squalid conditions in makeshift tent camps.

The mistreatment and squalid conditions are the hallmarks of human trafficking, said Craig Williams, the chief agent of the marijuana and human trafficking sections of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.

A four-year-old child died after being trapped between two stair-gates in their 'squalid' home, a welfare report has revealed.

Cabiria leads an existence that is almost feral, but at any moment she could find herself in a rich man’s apartment or on a squalid street, and she rises above it all.

If he had done that, then, the problems encountered by our fellow citizens at the squalid so called Lungi Airport Hotel should not have happened.

I laughed in recognition when Joe got stuck in a miserable spot near Herat in far western Afghanistan: I too had languished in the tiny, squalid, xenophobic outpost of Islam Qala (also known as Kafir Qala).

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Common combinations with squalid

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "squalid" in a sentence?
An example: "A once successful cat breeder kept 72 felines across two Illawarra properties in such squalid conditions that most had to be euthanised." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "squalid" from authentic English texts.
What does "squalid" mean?
Squalid means: Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
What are synonyms of "squalid"?
Common synonyms of "squalid" include: sordid, seamy, seedy, sleazy, disreputable, flyblown, dirty, soiled. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "squalid" are there?
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