mothballed

Example Sentences

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A few gas flares could be seen flickering from the road, but the country’s energy facilities had essentially been mothballed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The war could make it easier for Takaichi to reopen mothballed nuclear plants that were supplying 30% of the country’s electricity before the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Last spring, Neom mothballed the island, while staff at numerous fancy restaurants loaded Baccarat crystal glasses and blue crocodile-skin chairs into storage, former employees said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Fountainhall Primary was mothballed - shut on a temporary basis - in 2025 but now the local authority is looking to begin the process to close its doors permanently.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The sweet, slightly chemical scent of gun oil; the raw wood of newly constructed shell crates; the mothballed odor of old bedspreads—he’s in the hotel.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr