untended
Example Sentences
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Not removing an untended vineyard in a timely fashion renders it vulnerable to pests and disease that can leapfrog onto vines owned by nearby farmers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024
There have been stretches where “Night Country” has left the case untended, letting it thaw away in the background like the corpsicle at center ice.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
In untended fields, the cotton harvest was rotting.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023
Getting permission is essential, because for every 10 untended fig trees, there is one that is passionately cared for and eagerly anticipated.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
Since then it had spread like weeds in an untended garden, strangling whatever life grew in its way.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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