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Recent Examples of disused True to the designer’s ethos, the auction will be staged in a disused building at 81 Boulevard Voltaire, in the 11th arrondissement. Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024 The London Transport Museum offers tours as part of its Hidden London series, which visit secret spaces such as disused platforms. Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024 Adding to the friction, North Korea last month blew up sections of disused roads and railways that lead to the heavily militarized border. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 Wraxall Yard in south west England has transformed a disused Dorset dairy farm into a community space, holiday lets and an educational smallholding. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for disused
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Adjective
  • Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That was enough to buy him a space on a derelict dinghy, with some 70 others, hoping soon to see England’s white cliffs.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Tens of millions of lives have been upended from derelict disaster response, power outages, inhumane commute times, and the housing shortage.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The South First Street project would bring different housing options and retail space to a largely vacant site, said Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, whose district includes the area.
    Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Perri did wear No 12, which is vacant, at Botafogo in the past.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Exploring Indonesia—an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands—over a decade has led me to some truly jaw-dropping beaches, some gloriously desolate, others vibrantly alive with international travelers, expats, and locals.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, two days before the double murder, a 21-year-old man was shot and wounded around 3:30 a.m. on the same desolate block, which is about a mile and a half from where Sanchez was killed, cops said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025

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“Disused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disused. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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