: low in character, cost, or prestige
low-rent thugs
a low-rent movie
a low-rent literary form
Examples of low-rent in a Sentence
a store full of low-rent items
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As the probe unfolded, Kelly Dever was one of several low-rent Canton losers who couldn’t keep their stories straight when questioned by the feds.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
City officials say the law and the new fund will work together to help preserve low-rent housing, which is considered crucial to reducing local homelessness.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Depending on the context, Théodore Pellerin, the actor who plays Lurker’s low-rent answer to Tom Ripley, has a boyish lankiness that can read like high-fashion elegance or off-putting awkwardness.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
In this episode, while investigating the disappearance of a missing sheriff, one of The A-Team has booked a band called Cowboy George and the Range Rats to play at a low-rent venue called the Floor ’Em.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
City officials say the law and the new fund will work together to help preserve low-rent housing, which is considered crucial to reducing local homelessness.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Depending on the context, Théodore Pellerin, the actor who plays Lurker’s low-rent answer to Tom Ripley, has a boyish lankiness that can read like high-fashion elegance or off-putting awkwardness.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
In this episode, while investigating the disappearance of a missing sheriff, one of The A-Team has booked a band called Cowboy George and the Range Rats to play at a low-rent venue called the Floor ’Em.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for low-rent
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“Low-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-rent. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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