How to Use vacant in a Sentence

vacant

adjective

• The seat was left vacant when the secretary resigned.
• He had a vacant expression on his face.
• These lockers are all vacant.
• The rise in rents has eased, and more apartments are vacant.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
• The town’s streets were mostly vacant, yet echoed with the storm raging around them.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
• Nine district and three vacant at-large slots were on the ballot.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• At game time, Hardaway was elsewhere and the Big O's seats were vacant.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2023
• All 12 school board seats — nine district and three vacant at-large slots — were on the ballot.
  — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
• But those stores closed years ago and the strip mall has sat mostly vacant ever since.
  — Dustin Wyatt, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
• McCarthy went on to be elected to the House in 2007 to fill the seat left vacant when Thomas, his old boss, retired.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2023
• In stark contrast to the vacant storefronts in the heart of the central business district, things are bustling a mere stone’s throw to the north.
  — Sanford Stein, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
• Cohen is less certain about the vacant 8,000-square-foot storefront on the ground floor.
  — Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• City staff declared the structure to be unsafe/vacant in 2008.
  — Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
• On the other is the Hickory Ridge Mall, once home to 100 stores but now nearly vacant.
  — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2023
• Some say the building stood vacant for far too long after closing in 2008.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2023
• New businesses have taken over some of the old Sears space, but the second floor has been vacant for years.
  — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
• Sanchez and Jensen agreed with residents who said the building was too crowded for the vacant site, which is about one-third of an acre.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• At the current pace, Blinken said, top postings as crucial as those in Israel and Egypt may sit vacant by the end of the summer.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
• The 1,300-acre property includes vacant land and farm fields that were left dry and abandoned years ago.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
• While on a tour of the city years ago, the siblings saw the vacant former school building and inquired as to what the status of the property was.
  — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
• The price for the vacant building, which is at 3060 N. Meridian St., is unclear.
  — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2023
• That means, in return, there are many homes sitting vacant for long periods of time across the world.
  — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 May 2024
• In July 2001, Harold was killed in the line of duty, and another of Presley's uncles filled the vacant seat.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• The home, which is vacant and sits at 15 73rd St., is expected to be demolished next year, the statement said.
  — Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023
• Phoenix also made the list of metro areas with the most vacant land for development.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
• She was beaten to death and was found at a vacant apartment in the Woodhaven neighborhood in Fort Worth.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2024
• The building, located on Essex Court in the middle of the complex, is vacant, Schounce said.
  — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr. 2023
• The bar nearly closed before the pandemic, and sat vacant for two years before the brothers took it on.
  — Jordan Michelman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• For most of this past season, with the Heat hard up against the punitive luxury tax, the 15th and final roster spot was left vacant.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
• Until two months ago, seven of the 18 commissioner spots were vacant.
  — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Sep 2024