The family was living in squalor.
I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.
Recent Examples on the WebBelinda Hernandez-Arriaga, the executive director of ALAS and a mental health provider, said the extent of squalor people were living in was often hidden from nonprofit staff, not to mention local officials.—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024 And Lena, a nonagenarian widow with no children who existed in squalor and paranoia, out of touch with relatives living close by.—Dan Barry, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund's film feels like a good novel, with art, crime, love, and squalor all intersecting in a cohesive story that manages to astonish.—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023 The rough-and-tumble Bottoms Even in Cincinnati’s Queen City heyday, high society abutted next to squalor.—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for squalor
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