derelict

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

At the moment it's derelict, but Goldsworthy explained his plans to create a rammed earth wall with a deep cavity in the middle, the size of a grave.

From BBC

She thinks derelict buildings and closed shops should be repurposed into small data centres instead.

From BBC

A senior Merseyside police officer urged parents last year to "please talk to your children about the dangers of entering empty and derelict buildings", after a spate of trespass incidents in Southport.

From BBC

Tucked between a derelict bodega and a restaurant supply store, the door would, to most, appear only as vacant space.

From Literature