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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Get up close and personal with furry Arctic beasts at the valley’s Musk Ox Farm and learn about the lives of frontier-era gold miners and their families at Independence ghost town.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Some of these towns have become virtual ghost towns.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 8 May 2026
Many District 8 commercial thoroughfares, for example, are ghost towns and need significant economic development.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Visitors can pair stargazing with nearby attractions like ghost towns and the John Day Fossil Beds.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Some of these towns have become virtual ghost towns.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 8 May 2026
Many District 8 commercial thoroughfares, for example, are ghost towns and need significant economic development.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Visitors can pair stargazing with nearby attractions like ghost towns and the John Day Fossil Beds.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for ghost town
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“Ghost town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20town. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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