untended

Example Sentences

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The lot had previously been rented for various community and private events throughout the year, but otherwise it sat untended to.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

In untended fields, the cotton harvest was rotting.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

As a result, young bears have over the decades moved into the untended woodlands, living closer to cities, getting used to bright lights and loud noises and becoming more unafraid of humans.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

Many are ignited either by lightning strikes or human activity, including untended campfires, unextinguished cigarettes, engine sparks and equipment malfunction.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

Left untended, maize fields filled in with weeds, then bushes and trees.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann