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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In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, LV Petroleum Chief Executive Kris Roach shared his plans for the state-line ghost town.
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Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
But over the years, the once vibrant shopping center became more of a ghost town.
—Amanda Rosa
may 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Read up on the history of the Mother Road at the Arizona Route 66 Museum and make the drive to the ghost town of Oatman.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
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Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
But over the years, the once vibrant shopping center became more of a ghost town.
—Amanda Rosa
may 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Read up on the history of the Mother Road at the Arizona Route 66 Museum and make the drive to the ghost town of Oatman.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.
—Literary Hub, 20 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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