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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The city of Kherson, the region’s capital, is becoming a ghost town.
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Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
Paul Fields and Ralph Casper, local cabinetmakers, bought the veritable ghost town in 1970.
—Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Now, like many American communities built around an employer who eventually abandoned them, Salt’s Neck is a ghost town.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Similarly, the textile industry once thrived in the Carolinas but has moved overseas—leaving behind ghost towns and unemployed workers.
—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
Paul Fields and Ralph Casper, local cabinetmakers, bought the veritable ghost town in 1970.
—Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Now, like many American communities built around an employer who eventually abandoned them, Salt’s Neck is a ghost town.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Similarly, the textile industry once thrived in the Carolinas but has moved overseas—leaving behind ghost towns and unemployed workers.
—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ghost town
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“Ghost town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20town. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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