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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FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Deserts are also full of attractions like ghost towns, waterfalls, oases, rivers, hot springs and beaches.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
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Fears over possible ICE raids have heightened across the U.S., causing one of Chicago’s largest Mexican-American communities to turn into a ghost town.
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The 23-year-old ballet teacher and server described a ghost town of a city sprinkled with excited children seeing snow for the first time, making snowmen and walking in the middle of roads untouched by cars.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Deserts are also full of attractions like ghost towns, waterfalls, oases, rivers, hot springs and beaches.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Chicago’s predominantly Latino community Little Village sees massive drop in foot traffic as Trump cracks down on immigration
Fears over possible ICE raids have heightened across the U.S., causing one of Chicago’s largest Mexican-American communities to turn into a ghost town.
—Bonny Chu, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
The 23-year-old ballet teacher and server described a ghost town of a city sprinkled with excited children seeing snow for the first time, making snowmen and walking in the middle of roads untouched by cars.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Ghost town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20town. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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