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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The quasi-ghost town sits about 73 miles southwest of Boise, and still has a few operating businesses in the summer tourist season.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
By the end of the game, Kenan was a ghost town and the Tar Heels had given up more points than in any previous opener in their history, according to Sportradar.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
This is not to say that the 'Vegas strip might become a ghost town.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office announced deputies were investigating remains believed to be more than 50 years old in a remote central Arizona ghost town.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
By the end of the game, Kenan was a ghost town and the Tar Heels had given up more points than in any previous opener in their history, according to Sportradar.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
This is not to say that the 'Vegas strip might become a ghost town.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office announced deputies were investigating remains believed to be more than 50 years old in a remote central Arizona ghost town.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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 10 Sep. 2025.
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