untended

Example Sentences

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A single untended property threatens entire communities, just as poorly managed federal forests overwhelm state resources.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

In untended fields, the cotton harvest was rotting.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

As a result, young bears have over the decades moved into the untended woodlands, living closer to cities, getting used to bright lights and loud noises and becoming more unafraid of humans.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

Many are ignited either by lightning strikes or human activity, including untended campfires, unextinguished cigarettes, engine sparks and equipment malfunction.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

The untended cows trampled into the palaces of the gods, and the gods themselves began to wear tattered robes because there was no cloth from which to make new ones.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep