shabby clothes

Frequency: 7.05.2 per million words

Refers to clothing that is old, worn-out, and in poor condition.

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Examples (10)

  • He was wearing shabby clothes that looked like they had been through a war.
  • Despite his shabby clothes, he had an air of quiet dignity.
  • The beggar huddled in the doorway, his shabby clothes offering little protection from the cold.
  • She couldn't afford new clothes, so she had to make do with her old, shabby clothes.
  • The detective noted the suspect's shabby clothes as a potential clue.
  • Even though his clothes were shabby, his spirit was unbroken.
  • The charity provides shabby clothes to those in need.
  • He looked out of place in the elegant restaurant, his shabby clothes drawing disapproving glances.
  • The film depicted the protagonist living in shabby clothes and struggling to survive.
  • She felt embarrassed about her shabby clothes when meeting her new colleagues.