Definition of Tenement
a neglected and overcrowded apartment building
Examples of Tenement in a sentence
Growing up in a crowded tenement, I was surrounded by shabby walls and broken appliances. 🔊
The tenement building is in such disrepair it should be demolished by the city. 🔊
With all the broken windows and the racket from the overloaded apartments, my complex is nothing more than a tenement. 🔊
Cathy was afraid to tell her wealthy boyfriend she lived in a badly maintained tenement on the poor side of town. 🔊
When the rat-infested tenement burned to the ground, even the building’s tenants were happy. 🔊
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