defunct

Example Sentences

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“Vladimir” begs comparison to two other fairly recent defunct and superior comedies, for different reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In 2015, he and his partners opened an outdoor party space they called the Brooklyn Mirage in a lot next to a defunct warehouse in Williamsburg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The site of Ukraine's defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant briefly lost off-site power in the shutdown, the UN atomic energy watchdog said.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The ghost, on the other hand, who speaks in a creepy monotone, is like a relic of a long defunct amateur troupe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Piles of fallen stone were dotted about amid the defunct workings.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques