disused
adjective
dis·used
(ˌ)dis-ˈyüzd 
dish-
: no longer used or occupied : abandoned
disused buildings
Examples of disused in a Sentence
a disused warehouse that had become a den for drug dealers
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Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
For months, the fighters had been quietly clearing a disused water tunnel just over 2 miles long, deep behind enemy lines in the countryside around Aleppo.
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It is already known that it will be located on the grounds of a disused former nursery and will include a large pond with a pergola.
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The museum will be housed in a disused aquarium in Yeouido, Seoul’s main financial district.
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Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
For months, the fighters had been quietly clearing a disused water tunnel just over 2 miles long, deep behind enemy lines in the countryside around Aleppo.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
It is already known that it will be located on the grounds of a disused former nursery and will include a large pond with a pergola.
—Valentine Ulgu-Servant, Vanity Fair, 14 Apr. 2026
The museum will be housed in a disused aquarium in Yeouido, Seoul’s main financial district.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026
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disused
adjective
dis·used
-ˈyüzd
: no longer used or occupied
disused buildings
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