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
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
The entire thing is a beautifully chaotic blank canvas for Sacramento’s music community to collaborate and mishmash within itself, to forge a platoon of one-off troupes and ramshackle supergroups — check out some prior videos on the event’s Instagram.
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Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
If the several buildings the report says Taxpayer 1 was delinquent on taxes included, say, a bar or ramshackle eyesores, that will look like something other than Stewart extending kindness to a stranger.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
At last official count last year, the population in this hodgepodge of industrial plants, cow fields and ramshackle trailers was 16.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ramshackle
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
The entire thing is a beautifully chaotic blank canvas for Sacramento’s music community to collaborate and mishmash within itself, to forge a platoon of one-off troupes and ramshackle supergroups — check out some prior videos on the event’s Instagram.
—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
If the several buildings the report says Taxpayer 1 was delinquent on taxes included, say, a bar or ramshackle eyesores, that will look like something other than Stewart extending kindness to a stranger.
—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
At last official count last year, the population in this hodgepodge of industrial plants, cow fields and ramshackle trailers was 16.
—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 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 3 Jul. 2026.
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