ghost town
Example Sentences
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Once bustling with businesses, the place is "practically a ghost town, there's hardly anyone left," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, LV Petroleum Chief Executive Kris Roach shared his plans for the state-line ghost town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
It wouldn’t be fair to call it a ghost town now, exactly.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
ISLAMABAD—The Pakistani capital hosting the highest-level talks between the U.S. and Iran in decades was a ghost town on Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
In no time, the place was a ghost town with only a few scrawny dogs riffling through garbage and crows watching from the rooftops.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
