RAMSHACKLE in a Sentence

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1. The boys propped up the ramshackle clubhouse with a couple of boards.

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 Meanings and Examples of RAMSHACKLE
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ramshackle
 a.  of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
Classic Sentence:
1  All this was true; but this trap, this ramshackle old vehicle, this thing, whatever it was, ran on its two wheels and could go to Arras.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER V—HINDRANCES
Example Sentence:
1  Instead, Mr Blomkamp's ramshackle film doesn't quite focus on anything, but blunders around from one gory shoot-out to the next without stopping to say anything coherent about robotics, law enforcement, South Africa or anything else.
2  Brazil is deadly serious about developing young footballers in a factory-like environment, shattering the romantic image of bare-footed youngsters honing their skills on ramshackle streets and sandy beaches.
3  The boys propped up the ramshackle clubhouse with a couple of boards.