derelict

Example Sentences

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It has been derelict since 2007, local councillor Bill Cawley said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

On a former derelict dock in the British port city of Liverpool, fans of Everton throng eateries and bars at the football club's new stadium ahead of a Premier League match.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The improvised prison pens—everything from old army barracks and training camps, barns and fairgrounds, derelict cotton warehouses and tobacco factories—were emptied out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Brigade volunteers continue to remove the derelict traps, known to be hazardous to beachgoers and wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

He didn’t want to see shabby or derelict boats with his name on them out on the river.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown