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

“Instead of a ghost town of property, these campuses could be reused for intergenerational connection and collaboration.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

In the first days of the war, Tehran could seem like a ghost town.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

I imagine Modesto is mostly a ghost town now, along with Bakersfield, Fresno, and Merced.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman