abandonment

Example Sentences

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"The biggest surprise for me was that the abandonment of cities occurred under improving climatic conditions," Kennett noted.

From Science Daily

One of the affected neighborhoods is Jabriyat, a wealthy area overlooking the camp that has the feel of a ghost town, where villas bear the dusty patina of abandonment.

From Los Angeles Times

As is the case for Papayo's mother, the lack of closure and feeling of abandonment by the police fuels fear and terror in poor communities like Makeni.

From BBC

What’s different now, she says, is the abandonment of even that narrow framing.

From Salon

She drew parallels to her professional life, saying she suffered abandonment by people she trusted to protect her.

From New York Times