How to Use vacant in a Sentence

vacant

adjective

• The seat was left vacant when the secretary resigned.
• He had a vacant expression on his face.
• These lockers are all vacant.
• The rise in rents has eased, and more apartments are vacant.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
• Before Finch’s moved in, the space sat vacant for about 12 years.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
• The town’s streets were mostly vacant, yet echoed with the storm raging around them.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
• Nine district and three vacant at-large slots were on the ballot.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• But the foundation has now moved to New York City, and the building is vacant.
  — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
• At game time, Hardaway was elsewhere and the Big O's seats were vacant.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2023
• All 12 school board seats — nine district and three vacant at-large slots — were on the ballot.
  — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
• But those stores closed years ago and the strip mall has sat mostly vacant ever since.
  — Dustin Wyatt, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
• McCarthy went on to be elected to the House in 2007 to fill the seat left vacant when Thomas, his old boss, retired.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2023
• Over the weekend, Allen’s home was vacant, with curtains drawn, lights turned off, and no cars in the driveway.
  — Drew Iden, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
• In stark contrast to the vacant storefronts in the heart of the central business district, things are bustling a mere stone’s throw to the north.
  — Sanford Stein, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
• Cohen is less certain about the vacant 8,000-square-foot storefront on the ground floor.
  — Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• The Taurus spun out of control and struck a vacant building.
  — Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2022
• City staff declared the structure to be unsafe/vacant in 2008.
  — Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
• The seat was left vacant when Kristin Saban resigned to become the new clerk of council.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• On the other is the Hickory Ridge Mall, once home to 100 stores but now nearly vacant.
  — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2023
• Some say the building stood vacant for far too long after closing in 2008.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2023
• New businesses have taken over some of the old Sears space, but the second floor has been vacant for years.
  — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
• Many of the larger lease options on the lower level are vacant.
  — Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2024
• The seat has been vacant since March, when Belinda Queen left the school board to run for county council.
  — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
• Sanchez and Jensen agreed with residents who said the building was too crowded for the vacant site, which is about one-third of an acre.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• At the current pace, Blinken said, top postings as crucial as those in Israel and Egypt may sit vacant by the end of the summer.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
• The 1,300-acre property includes vacant land and farm fields that were left dry and abandoned years ago.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
• While on a tour of the city years ago, the siblings saw the vacant former school building and inquired as to what the status of the property was.
  — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
• The price for the vacant building, which is at 3060 N. Meridian St., is unclear.
  — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2023
• After the mine closed in 1953 and the need for the hospital diminished, the building fell into disrepair, standing vacant for decades.
  — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
• Phoenix voters have the chance to reelect or boot the mayor this November, but the most competitive race is a vacant seat representing parts of downtown and the southwest portion of the city.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024