derelict

Example Sentences

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After more than a half-century of neglect, a derelict, historic church known as the oldest building on Wilshire Boulevard may finally be restored to its spiritual mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

On a former derelict dock in the British port city of Liverpool, fans of Everton throng eateries and bars at the football club's new stadium ahead of a Premier League match.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Recent reviews have described the mall as derelict, depressing and “a hole of a centre.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Brigade volunteers continue to remove the derelict traps, known to be hazardous to beachgoers and wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Still, the following two theoretical results are of such fundamental importance that I’d be derelict were I not to mention them at all.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos