ghost town
noun
: a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource
Examples of ghost town in a Sentence
After all the gold was mined, the place became a ghost town.
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Unlike Eastland in its final days, Fairlane is far from a ghost town and still has a lot of stores, including a Macy's, JC Penney, Forever 21, Hollister and even a Powerhouse Gym.
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Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2024
Two dogs were abandoned in a Utah county of ghost towns within weeks of each other — and are now becoming the best of friends in their new lives.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2024
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Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2024
Two dogs were abandoned in a Utah county of ghost towns within weeks of each other — and are now becoming the best of friends in their new lives.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2024
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“Ghost town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20town. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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