untended

Example Sentences

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She wrote a letter to people who lived near the untended land, outlining her idea to create a native plant garden to beautify the area and support pollinators.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

But a few rows of untended pear and apple trees were still growing there when the camp opened, where a shallow water table had kept them alive.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston