derelict

Example Sentences

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D5 - the squat bungalow - now sits derelict, out of place among a row of plush, well-kept homes.

From BBC

“The architecture must speak,” Dochantschi said, above the noise of sledgehammers and buzzsaws, which are transforming the derelict space into a flexible showroom for the multicultural artists of Alexander Gray Associates.

From New York Times

They are headed for the derelict home of Leah’s late stepmother, Jean — a renegade sculptor of abstract metal towers and odd found objects, all crowded into her shabby living room.

From Washington Post

"I felt the pressure at the beginning," he says, remembering when he first walked on to the film set based in a derelict hospital in Tottenham, north London.

From BBC

The report Trump shared online claimed that "outlets like Fox News are woefully derelict" in their lack of reporting on his trip.

From Salon