untended
Example Sentences
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Not removing an untended vineyard in a timely fashion renders it vulnerable to pests and disease that can leapfrog onto vines owned by nearby farmers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024
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
Getting permission is essential, because for every 10 untended fig trees, there is one that is passionately cared for and eagerly anticipated.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
What had once been a line of busy communities was now a mass of tumbledown homes and untended fields overrun by blackberries.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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