How to Use unimproved in a Sentence

unimproved

adjective
  • It was towed and a citation for unimproved parking was issued.
    cleveland, 26 Nov. 2020
  • That amount of money can buy a lot of ranches, especially in a part of the country where unimproved rangeland sells for less than $500 per acre.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 13 Oct. 2020
  • For most of America’s history, the area was a white space on the map, unimproved land suited neither to agriculture nor industry.
    Bill Heavey, WSJ, 20 June 2021
  • These roads are typically unimproved and often present a number of hazards.
    oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2020
  • According to a news release, deputies were dispatched to the area south of Pine Bluff at about 3:33 p.m. after a property owner found the body of an unidentified person on unimproved land, which was not far off the roadway.
    I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Most backpackers stick to the higher elevations in the mountains; the desert is more suited to overlanding, with its prevalence of unimproved roads and roadside campsites.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Only a portion of Wilmette Junior High School still remains unimproved with the expectation that it will be completed in 2025.
    Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Few papers are published that don't have any flaws and stand the test of time as an authoritative and unimproved upon statement about scientific truth.
    Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2011
  • Even with those areas renovated, there still would be unimproved sections of the roadway remaining.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • Workers in the buildings with good ventilation and lower levels of indoor pollution scored 26.4% higher than those in the unimproved buildings.
    Douglas Starr, Science | AAAS, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Its shallow draft and articulated ramp give it the ability to operate in shallow, unimproved ports.
    al, 9 June 2021
  • Artists actually lived in Soho, in unimproved or barely improved loft spaces.
    Frederick Peters, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Both those ships still will be multipurpose workhorses capable of delivering hundreds of troops and a parking garage worth of vehicles to shallow or unimproved ports.
    al, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The program is not available for vacant homes, unoccupied vacation rental properties or unimproved parcels.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Another issue: The closing of the crossing has forced truck traffic heading to the Joppa side of the train yard over the vehicular bridge and into the heart of the community, chewing up unimproved roads and creating noise and environmental pollution.
    Mark Lamster, Dallas Morning News, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Perhaps more importantly, community leaders say the unimproved dirt streets and alleys can damage neighborhood pride and leave first-time visitors and potential developers with negative images of the areas.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • It was towed and a citation for unimproved parking was issued.
    cleveland, 26 Nov. 2020
  • That amount of money can buy a lot of ranches, especially in a part of the country where unimproved rangeland sells for less than $500 per acre.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 13 Oct. 2020
  • For most of America’s history, the area was a white space on the map, unimproved land suited neither to agriculture nor industry.
    Bill Heavey, WSJ, 20 June 2021
  • These roads are typically unimproved and often present a number of hazards.
    oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2020
  • According to a news release, deputies were dispatched to the area south of Pine Bluff at about 3:33 p.m. after a property owner found the body of an unidentified person on unimproved land, which was not far off the roadway.
    I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Most backpackers stick to the higher elevations in the mountains; the desert is more suited to overlanding, with its prevalence of unimproved roads and roadside campsites.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Only a portion of Wilmette Junior High School still remains unimproved with the expectation that it will be completed in 2025.
    Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Few papers are published that don't have any flaws and stand the test of time as an authoritative and unimproved upon statement about scientific truth.
    Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2011
  • Even with those areas renovated, there still would be unimproved sections of the roadway remaining.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • Workers in the buildings with good ventilation and lower levels of indoor pollution scored 26.4% higher than those in the unimproved buildings.
    Douglas Starr, Science | AAAS, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Its shallow draft and articulated ramp give it the ability to operate in shallow, unimproved ports.
    al, 9 June 2021
  • Artists actually lived in Soho, in unimproved or barely improved loft spaces.
    Frederick Peters, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Both those ships still will be multipurpose workhorses capable of delivering hundreds of troops and a parking garage worth of vehicles to shallow or unimproved ports.
    al, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The program is not available for vacant homes, unoccupied vacation rental properties or unimproved parcels.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023

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