junked

Example Sentences

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More than 400 of the UK's church pipe organs are being junked or falling silent due to neglect every year.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

That wasn’t happening, though I never junked the award and always knew in which drawer or closet it was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Piled on sidewalks, junked up against street curbs, and leaned against light poles, these unwieldy obstacles are a hazard for innocent citizens just trying to walk down the street.

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2023

He picked crops and later worked as a mechanic in Indio, fixing junked cars and selling them, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Even if every Peugeot in the world were simultaneously junked and sold for scrap metal, Peugeot SA would not disappear.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari