abandoned
Example Sentences
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The short and somber clip starts with a look at some wreckage within the abandoned halls of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters — the home base of the X-Men.
From Los Angeles Times
The country grew wealthier overall, but too many were left without meaningful paths to participate in that growth and felt abandoned.
From MarketWatch
An abandoned dog and her five newborn puppies, which were found sheltering in a hole in a tree, are said to be thriving and learning how to socialise after being rescued.
From BBC
Despite dry weather and improved light, play was frustratingly abandoned two hours later with half of the day's 90 overs left unbowled.
From BBC
It opens in the 1950s, with an abandoned child in Lahore.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
