in poor/bad (etc.) condition

idiom

: not strong and not ready to work or play a sport

She hasn't been taking care of herself and is in poor condition.

Examples of in poor/bad (etc.) condition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Taylor Wilson: So federal inspection reports show this dam in Minnesota was rated in poor condition as of its 2022 inspection. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024 More than a third are in bad condition, including sections of the Honoapi’ilani Highway, which links Western Maui, including Lahaina, to the rest of the island. —

Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024 By the group’s scoring system, D means in poor condition and at a strong risk of failure. —

Peter Green, Quartz, 6 July 2024 In multiple examples, the unpermitted work left tenants with homes in poor condition. —

Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in poor/bad (etc.) condition

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