vacant

Example Sentences

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Streets in the state capital are lined with vacant storefronts and empty office buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In the south east of England, 38% of posts were vacant, with 30% vacant in the North West.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

With these offices vacant, the task fell upon district courts to name interim U.S. attorneys, which they did with admirable professionalism.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

Among them was downtown L.A. business advocacy group Central City Assn., which has called for L.A. to subsidize retailers’ rents to help fill vacant storefronts in key corridors.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Tucked between a derelict bodega and a restaurant supply store, the door would, to most, appear only as vacant space.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny