vacant lot

noun

: a piece of land that is not being used

The children played in the vacant lot between the two buildings.

Examples of vacant lot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Randle and Britten are accused of putting the child's body in a suitcase and attempting to dispose of it in a vacant lot. —Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026

On March 28, 2021, dozens of people lined Reed Street in downtown San Jose to watch the two-story Pallesen apartment building moved about three blocks to a vacant lot next to a freeway on-ramp. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026

Completed in 2021, the Jay Street building is a 401-unit ground-up tower built on a vacant lot that was also owned by the Jehovah’s Witnesses. —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 24 Mar. 2026

On the South Side, places and spaces with incredible architectural and cultural history are often neglected by absentee owners, who then demolish them for the promise of a project that never materializes beyond creating yet another vacant lot. —Elizabeth Blasius, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

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