ghost town
noun
: a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource
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After all the gold was mined, the place became a ghost town.
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It was left a ghost town, like many such European conurbations.
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Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
In numerous years, the same Halton Arena that featured sellout crowds when Lutz’s teams were beating Cincinnati or Louisville turned into a half-full ghost town.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
The Russian assault on Pokrovsk, a ghost town that has been under threat for a year, is clearly visible from a rise above Hryshyne.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
San Francisco became a ghost town by the spring of 1848.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
In numerous years, the same Halton Arena that featured sellout crowds when Lutz’s teams were beating Cincinnati or Louisville turned into a half-full ghost town.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
The Russian assault on Pokrovsk, a ghost town that has been under threat for a year, is clearly visible from a rise above Hryshyne.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
San Francisco became a ghost town by the spring of 1848.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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 28 Feb. 2025.
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