disuse

Example Sentences

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She became the only prisoner locked up in Dhaka's old - and now disused - central jail.

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Mr Baldwin was captured alone in the village of Estry on 8 August that year, after taking cover from German fire in a disused house and being stunned by a nearby explosion.

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Water in disused mines, which maintains a relatively stable temperature, is beginning to supply larger heat pumps here, for example.

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For decades, very little was known about the locations and conditions of Wales' disused coal tips.

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Royal enthusiast Anne Daley, from Cardiff, hopes the cottage will continue to be used by younger members of the family rather than risk falling into disuse.

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