disuse

Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

It fell into disuse after Congress granted an amnesty to most ex-rebels in 1872.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024

The body’s sensors that on Earth raise our blood pressure when we stand up from lying down, so that we don’t faint, grow lazy with disuse.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023

So much so that her Peloton bike—like so many other Peloton bikes across America—has fallen into disuse.

From Slate • Sep. 2, 2023

There was an entire wing in disuse, and marvelous bedrooms that were nearly of a size with all of Aunt Rose’s downstairs.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland