junked
Example Sentences
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The practice of reusing parts from junked cars is common in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
More than 400 of the UK's church pipe organs are being junked or falling silent due to neglect every year.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
A pile of junked cars, different scale radio telescopes and an unfinished freeway ramp to nowhere are all visible from that opening train shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Piled on sidewalks, junked up against street curbs, and leaned against light poles, these unwieldy obstacles are a hazard for innocent citizens just trying to walk down the street.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Even if every Peugeot in the world were simultaneously junked and sold for scrap metal, Peugeot SA would not disappear.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
