vacant lot
noun
: a piece of land that is not being used
The children played in the vacant lot between the two buildings.
Examples of vacant lot in a Sentence
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Besides his Malibu and Atherton properties, Andreessen—whose net worth is currently estimated at $1.9 billion—also reportedly owns a $36 million vacant lot just outside Las Vegas.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
In another case, a residential vacant lot with a market value of $26,000 would pay nearly $32,000 in special assessments over 40 years, not counting interest.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
The next night, Eberhart and I were parked between a hamburger joint and a vacant lot prowled by feral cats.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
One of those properties was a vacant lot in the Child’s Park neighborhood of south St. Petersburg.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
The business would close after 6pm making the vacant lot a perfect choice for a pop-up food operation.
—Kyle Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Get the data Tony Atwater had been hoping to keep a vacant lot that had been in his family for generations.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
CalMatters When Sacramento changed its plan to demolish a homeless encampment on a vacant lot on Colfax Street, instead offering the homeless occupants a lease, activists and camp residents celebrated it as a win.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Buying a vacant lot offers the chance to build a home on your own terms.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
In another case, a residential vacant lot with a market value of $26,000 would pay nearly $32,000 in special assessments over 40 years, not counting interest.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
The next night, Eberhart and I were parked between a hamburger joint and a vacant lot prowled by feral cats.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
One of those properties was a vacant lot in the Child’s Park neighborhood of south St. Petersburg.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
The business would close after 6pm making the vacant lot a perfect choice for a pop-up food operation.
—Kyle Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Get the data Tony Atwater had been hoping to keep a vacant lot that had been in his family for generations.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
CalMatters When Sacramento changed its plan to demolish a homeless encampment on a vacant lot on Colfax Street, instead offering the homeless occupants a lease, activists and camp residents celebrated it as a win.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Buying a vacant lot offers the chance to build a home on your own terms.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Vacant lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacant%20lot. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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