run down Sentence Examples

  1. The dilapidated cottage was so run down that it appeared ready to collapse.
  2. The old farmhouse had become run down over the decades, with peeling paint and broken windows.
  3. The abandoned warehouse stood as a run-down eyesore in the heart of the city.
  4. The once-majestic castle now lay in ruins, its walls run down and overgrown with weeds.
  5. The neglected playground was a run-down wasteland, with broken swings and faded slides.
  6. The old car was so run down that it barely sputtered to life.
  7. The neighborhood was run down and crime-ridden, with graffiti-covered walls and abandoned buildings.
  8. The former grandeur of the mansion had long since faded, leaving it as a run-down relic.
  9. The run-down motel offered a glimpse into a seedier side of town.
  10. The aging boxer's body was run down from years of grueling fights.

run down Meaning

Wordnet

run down (v)

trace

move downward

injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle

use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

examine hastily

deplete

pursue until captured

Wordnet

run down (s)

worn and broken down by hard use

having the spring unwound

FAQs About the word run down

trace, move downward, injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle, use up all one's strength and energy

summary,outline, resume, summing-up, precis, brief, recapitulation, inventory, roundup, run-through

amplification, amplification, enlargement, enlargement, expansion,expansion,supplement, supplement,addendum, addendum

The dilapidated cottage was so run down that it appeared ready to collapse.

The old farmhouse had become run down over the decades, with peeling paint and broken windows.

The abandoned warehouse stood as a run-down eyesore in the heart of the city.

The once-majestic castle now lay in ruins, its walls run down and overgrown with weeds.