ghost town
Example Sentences
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“The Palisades became a ghost town in the wake of the fire,” Smolinisky wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
But the mass arrests and fears of deportation turned the Fashion District into a ghost town for several weeks after, with storefronts shuttered and frightened workers staying home.
From Los Angeles Times
His resistance tactics have included calling for street protests and "ghost town" operations aimed at bringing cities and towns to a standstill.
From BBC
One of the affected neighborhoods is Jabriyat, a wealthy area overlooking the camp that has the feel of a ghost town, where villas bear the dusty patina of abandonment.
From Los Angeles Times
His death occurred in the middle of the night on a high-summer weekend, with Manhattan a ghost town.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
