tumble-down
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tumble-down
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The actual Los Angeles was a fly-ridden settlement of tumble-down adobes, packs of feral dogs and one of the nation’s highest murder rates.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022
In the game, agent Milton surrounds the tumble-down property where the gang is camped out with the women and children who travel with them, and challenges the group to come out and surrender.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2019
There, the tumble-down shanties would contrast with the cherry blossoms along the Potomac.
From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2016
Police halt vehicles at checkpoints in the tumble-down streets to check temperatures, while posters proclaim in the local Krio language: "Togeda we go stop ebola."
From Reuters • Jan. 21, 2015
Her trunk is remarkable, but still it can’t unlatch the door of her tumble-down domain.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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