disused
Example Sentences
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AFP on Saturday saw migrant minors milling around in a disused industrial park in Ceuta, while others dozed on the pavements outside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Last month, the authorities announced plans to convert disused state buildings into prisons.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The long-vacant site has become a magnet for so-called urban explorers, who prowl abandoned malls, hospitals, power plants, amusement parks, factories and any other disused structure they can breach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Ries, the bankruptcy trustee, said offices in Texas were disused and decrepit—his foot went through the floor when he visited one location around two months after McClain’s death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Here they hesitated before a disused logging trail that led westward from the side of the road, its entrance almost concealed by overhanging branches.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
