How to Use defunct in a Sentence

defunct

adjective

• She wrote for the now-defunct newspaper.
• The substance could be used to fill defunct oil and gas wells.
  — Jesse Bedayn, ajc, 17 Feb. 2023
• Three of the drainage districts are now defunct and don’t even collect a tax.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2019
• Each case involves a child of the now-defunct daycare.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
• Some of these chains are defunct, some are struggling, and some are thriving.
  — Addison Del Mastro, The Week, 20 July 2021
• Like the now-defunct Wi-Gig, someone needs to find a use for this.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2018
• The three clubs, all defunct by the late 1980s, can be seen in vivid detail.
  — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 15 June 2018
• It wasn’t sold in the United States and became defunct a few years ago.
  — James Raia, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
• The leak happened when a valve that forms part of a now defunct plumbing system was opened in error.
  — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
• Many other of the defunct party's leaders have fled the country.
  — Sopheng Cheang, Fox News, 7 July 2018
• The island is too steep for cars or roads; instead, hundreds of steps have been built to the top of a now-defunct crater.
  — Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 9 May 2026
• Illinois Central is now defunct and the train line is run by Metra.
  — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
• The old engine room, while defunct, has been left largely untouched and is open to visitors.
  — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
• Once home to a now-defunct farm, the land isn’t coughing up much info, either (though the formal dig may soon change that).
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2020
• Maybe that’s why people would rather talk, at least for a moment or two, about defunct potato chip companies.
  — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
• The post was declared defunct in 1952 as veterans moved out of the city.
  — Bill Leukhardt, Courant Community, 28 May 2018
• The soccer team filed for bankruptcy in 2018 and is now defunct.
  — Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• Shirts tied to a specific tour, an album release or a now-defunct venue tend to be the most desirable.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
• Last year, the Detroit giant managed to sell two examples of the defunct sports car.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2024
• This was a toy produced by the now-defunct Louis Marx and Company.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
• Ending the agreement with the soon-to-be defunct nonprofit allows the town to take over the plot and decide what to do next.
  — Alison Steinbach, azcentral, 19 Oct. 2019
• So, researchers who lost their funding due to the now-defunct policy will remain de-funded.
  — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
• Their nuptials took place in a private suite of the now-defunct Aladdin Hotel.
  — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022
• The fraternity says the chapter no longer exists and was defunct when Larsen sued.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
• Paul and his brother Logan rose to fame on the defunct social platform Vine with their comedic shorts.
  — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 8 June 2023
• Chris Lauritzen was a manager at the store for the now-defunct electronics chain.
  — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
• The old boiler wheezed and stalled, the roof sprang leaks, half-century-old pipes cracked, and the lobby intercom was defunct.
  — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
• The electrical systems are outdated; there are panels that are now defunct and need to be replaced.
  — John Ramos, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
• As of 2026, the business's website appears to be defunct.
  — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
• The sweet nickname was revealed in Meghan's now-defunct lifestyle blog The Tig.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025