uninhabited
adjective
un·in·hab·it·ed
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-təd 
: not occupied or lived in by people : not inhabited
an uninhabited island/house
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The man is being held in lieu of $480,000 bail at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of numerous charges, including assault with a firearm, shooting into an inhabited dwelling or vehicle, shooting into an uninhabited dwelling or vehicle, willful discharge of a firearm and other crimes.
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Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, their multimillion-dollar homes sit there uninhabited, while further down the hillside, local restaurant workers and ski lift operators pack themselves into sardine-can condominiums, or huddle in drafty RVs, due to the dearth of affordable housing.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
Archaeologists have just uncovered an ancient city that the Roman army so thoroughly besieged that it was left uninhabited for nearly 200 years.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
Lava quickly fountained from a series of fissures into the sky, before pouring into several uninhabited valleys next to a mountain named Fagradalsfjall.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
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Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, their multimillion-dollar homes sit there uninhabited, while further down the hillside, local restaurant workers and ski lift operators pack themselves into sardine-can condominiums, or huddle in drafty RVs, due to the dearth of affordable housing.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
Archaeologists have just uncovered an ancient city that the Roman army so thoroughly besieged that it was left uninhabited for nearly 200 years.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
Lava quickly fountained from a series of fissures into the sky, before pouring into several uninhabited valleys next to a mountain named Fagradalsfjall.
—Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabited. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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