dis·use
(ˌ)dis-ˈyüs 
dish-
: cessation of use or practice
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Examples of disuse in a Sentence
Noun
The room was dusty from disuse.
since the car has experienced years of disuse, starting it up won't be easy
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
The papaya-pulp glow of sodium lights on a remote station’s platform revealed the denizens of the wayside: disused open-top hoppers, empty coil cars, corroded gondolas, a modest village in the distance illumined by weak-yellow streetlamps.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
How is Milwaukee making sure its absentee ballot drop boxes are still secure after years of disuse?
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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Verb
First opened in 1910, the train station received rail passengers until it was shuddered in the 1950s and has sat disused ever since, becoming a favored haunt of urban explorers.
—Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
The papaya-pulp glow of sodium lights on a remote station’s platform revealed the denizens of the wayside: disused open-top hoppers, empty coil cars, corroded gondolas, a modest village in the distance illumined by weak-yellow streetlamps.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
Noun
At the same time, society’s social structures fell into disuse.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
How is Milwaukee making sure its absentee ballot drop boxes are still secure after years of disuse?
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
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“Disuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disuse. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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