A run-down watch. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"" It's fairly run-down, '' an Irish tourist says. From Wordnik.com. [O Little Town Of Bethlehem, How Grim We See Thee] Reference
Another wonderful open-face run-down for two from Yousuf. From Wordnik.com. [England v Pakistan – as it happened!] Reference
The kind that can be bought from any dirty grungy run-down garage. From Wordnik.com. [Vic's] Reference
By the 1950's, the neighborhood known as Society Hill was run-down. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Poses: On the Road: Philadelphia's Neighborhood Farmers' Markets -- Headhouse] Reference
Rice is a good old stand-by as a builder-up of a run-down constitution. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture] Reference
She halted at a grimy, run-down apartment building and closed the umbrella. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
The police escort peeled off as they entered an area of run-down buildings. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Week] Reference
Many were seriously sick, and those still on duty were more or less run-down. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson] Reference
"Bitterfeld's the dirtiest most run-down area in Europe," Gutmann said cheerfully. From Wordnik.com. [The Wealth Of A Nation] Reference
High-risk kids (from older run-down homes) should be tested earlier and more often. From Wordnik.com. [Is Your Home Safe? Here's How To Check] Reference
This spurs the entire family to hit the road to California in their run-down VW bus. From Wordnik.com. [A Busload Of Losers] Reference
He continued to live at his parents 'run-down house a few blocks from the high school. From Wordnik.com. [Was Mercy The Motive?] Reference
He found her to be in a very run-down state, in bad condition nervously, and really ill. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl and Her Religion] Reference
In a run-down west Baltimore neighborhood, there are 27 third-grade boys who love school. From Wordnik.com. [Playing Catch-Up] Reference
He then exchanged the vouchers for a run-down hotel complex, which he plans to refurbish. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street Of The Steppes] Reference
Though run-down, its once strong health-care system, set up decades ago, still functions. From Wordnik.com. [Al Qaeda: 'Got to Take That Shot'] Reference
In one Hopp research project, some very run-down clay soil was placed in six large flowerpots. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
"Now, Dr. O'Connor, would you please give us a sort of verbal run-down on this for our records?". From Wordnik.com. [That Sweet Little Old Lady] Reference
We sat on the floor of a dimly-lit room in a run-down building in a small town in northeast China. From Wordnik.com. [Safe At Last] Reference
Here's a quick run-down of some of the masterful product tie-in's available at a retailer near you!. From Wordnik.com. [Catherine Moellering: Shop, Buy, Repeat] Reference
I had pains in the back and bearing-down pains in the abdomen and was in a general run-down condition. From Wordnik.com. [Food and Health] Reference
Chrystal almost certainly got lead poisoning from living in a run-down apartment when she was 4 years old. From Wordnik.com. [Lead And Your Kids] Reference
Now, we'll give you a nice little cottage -- no bother of keepin 'up a big run-down place like this -- jes'. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
Weak, sickly, run-down hogs are a constant source of trouble and are never profitable under any conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry] Reference
One time the alternator broke in the family's run-down Buick and there was no money to take it to the garage. From Wordnik.com. [Convicted killer pleads for her life as execution date in Virginia nears] Reference
What did it take for Walter Reed Hospital to finally clean up the deplorable run-down care and rehab facility?. From Wordnik.com. [Hilary Kramer: We Must Keep Our Sons and Daughters Safe] Reference
The cleanup could bring practical benefits to a run-down area where racketeering is widespread and jobs are few. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
He stopped what he was doing to collect our two-lat entry fee, then gave us a quick run-down of what we had missed so far. From Wordnik.com. [Catherine Price: A Place Not to See Before You Die -- That I Saw] Reference
In a run-down boxing gym, once a workers 'cafeteria, Rohla Rahimi, 21, wonders if he'll ever get a chance to box on the world stage. From Wordnik.com. [Adversity's Champions] Reference
After all, he would be unable to "make good" and to show people that he could make the old, run-down farm pay a profit to its owner. From Wordnik.com. [Hiram the Young Farmer] Reference
Before Camino Nuevo opened this year, most of the kids had been bused to overcrowded city schools, many of them dreary and run-down. From Wordnik.com. [Designing Smarter Schools] Reference
But around the city, local advocates are fighting for the funds to repair many run-down courts so residents have more places to play. From Wordnik.com. [So Where Can New Yorkers Play Tennis?] Reference
In this article we offer a run-down of seven falsehoods we've taken on recently, with some additional updating and research thrown in. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Falsehoods About Health Care] Reference
His run-down factory is less than a kilometer from Nissan's massive Murayama assembly plant, which under Ghosn's plan will close in 2001. From Wordnik.com. [Can This Company Be Saved?] Reference
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