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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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.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
Amboy, population 0 — a Mojave Desert ghost town and Americana icon fights to survive.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
Unlike Eastland in its final days, Fairlane is far from a ghost town and still has a lot of stores, including a Macy's, JC Penney, Forever 21, Hollister and even a Powerhouse Gym.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
So visiting from April to June won’t mean walking around a ghost town.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
Amboy, population 0 — a Mojave Desert ghost town and Americana icon fights to survive.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
Unlike Eastland in its final days, Fairlane is far from a ghost town and still has a lot of stores, including a Macy's, JC Penney, Forever 21, Hollister and even a Powerhouse Gym.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
So visiting from April to June won’t mean walking around a ghost town.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024
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“Ghost town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20town. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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