derelict

The nerve-racking aspect of supposedly derelict shots is that we never know what’s outside the frame, want to peer around the photographic corner, and all the while fear the worst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

When the Friends of Lordship Rec group formed in 2001, chairman David Morris said the park was a neglected and unsafe space with derelict buildings and little biodiversity.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Many of her neighbours accepted it and moved out, leaving her "stuck in a lovely house in a derelict street".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Helena Smith, The Guardian's correspondent in Athens, told BBC Radio Scotland that the body was found in a derelict building in downtown Athens, "in an area that is booming, full of Airbnbs".

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

There were no cars at all, except for the occasional derelict vehicle propped on cinderblocks in someone’s front yard.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

A host of bidders will compete for the drowned derelicts — some of whom may have less than honest intentions for the reselling of the rides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2023

It prioritizes derelicts that interfere with navigation, which this boat does not do.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2017

Who needs to see the melting pot of humanity that converges on the clear waters of Bora Bora when you can meet the derelicts who peddle $125 badges for $2,000?

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2017

He noted that even the neighborhood derelicts were supportive.

From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2014

Well-dressed tourists mingled with the derelicts of the quarter.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin