mothballed
Example Sentences
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When the Toreros needed cold-weather clothing for a game at Dayton, Harbaugh cajoled the Chargers, where he spent part of his playing career, into donating some of their mothballed gear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Department for Business is expected to announce on Thursday that a site in Teesside, operated by Ensus, will restart operations after it was mothballed last year.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Taiwan is already “looking at restarting mothballed coal plants,” Knutson says.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Yet he expects “limited impact” in the near term from companies bringing mothballed sites back online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Whether it was staying with the boyfriend of the month, or in a foreclosed home, or luxuriating in a mothballed beach house, I’ve done fine.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
