ghost town
Example Sentences
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In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, LV Petroleum Chief Executive Kris Roach shared his plans for the state-line ghost town.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
It wouldn’t be fair to call it a ghost town now, exactly.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
ISLAMABAD—The Pakistani capital hosting the highest-level talks between the U.S. and Iran in decades was a ghost town on Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“Instead of a ghost town of property, these campuses could be reused for intergenerational connection and collaboration.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Like entering a ghost town, images of Keav telling Pa she will survive, Kim’s swollen cheeks, my hand reaching into the rice container, earthworms writhing in a bowl float before my eyes.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
