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 road to get to the cabin lodgings of Dunton Hot Springs, the 1800s ghost town turned resort tucked in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies, is paved with bad WiFi.
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Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Jalisco’s capital, Guadalajara, was turned into a ghost town Sunday night as civilians hunkered down.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 22 Feb. 2026
A bit off the route but still worth a visit is the ghost town and former mining hub of Animas Forks.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Wall Street could become a ghost town.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
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Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Jalisco’s capital, Guadalajara, was turned into a ghost town Sunday night as civilians hunkered down.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 22 Feb. 2026
A bit off the route but still worth a visit is the ghost town and former mining hub of Animas Forks.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Wall Street could become a ghost town.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2026.
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