ghost town
noun
: a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource
Examples of ghost town in a Sentence
After all the gold was mined, the place became a ghost town.
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Now, 10,000 chili lovers come to the ghost town every November to compete in the throwdown.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
In July 1881, the Wabash Railroad ran its first train through Van Buren Township, 3 miles south of Belleville, and Michigan Central built a line about 3 miles north of Rawsonville — before long the area was a ghost town.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
But the missive went viral and suddenly major news outlets were saying that the BLM was paying people to live in a ghost town.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
After Leavenworth became a ghost town by the end of the gold rush, local leaders used this redesign to revitalize the community and encourage tourism.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
In July 1881, the Wabash Railroad ran its first train through Van Buren Township, 3 miles south of Belleville, and Michigan Central built a line about 3 miles north of Rawsonville — before long the area was a ghost town.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
But the missive went viral and suddenly major news outlets were saying that the BLM was paying people to live in a ghost town.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
After Leavenworth became a ghost town by the end of the gold rush, local leaders used this redesign to revitalize the community and encourage tourism.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
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“Ghost town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20town. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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