abandoned
Example Sentences
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But inside the ruins of a mosque, a restoration crew is hard at work rebuilding this piece of Suakin, over a century after the city was abandoned.
From Barron's
The canine, called Floyd, appears to be thriving on The Rock - renowned for its abandoned prison - and getting by on an avian diet.
From BBC
Warsh believes monetary policy should involve analysis of the size of the money supply, an economic philosophy long ago abandoned by the Fed on the grounds it doesn’t predict changes in interest rates.
From Barron's
“If the island has been abandoned for a hundred years, it could be overrun. And not only with plants. With creatures. Creatures that can kill with a single bite.”
From Literature
Eventually, after more than a few false starts and abandoned lines, another essay takes shape, as if by magic.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
