lie derelict
Frequency: 6.55.1 per million words
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Examples (10)
- The land lay derelict for ten years.
- The old factory now lies derelict by the river.
- After the company closed, the entire shipyard was left to lie derelict.
- For decades, the once-grand mansion had lain derelict on the hill.
- If we don't secure funding, this historic theatre will lie derelict and forgotten.
- It's a shame to see such a beautiful garden lie derelict.
- The plot of land has been lying derelict since the plans for development fell through.
- Several warehouses along the waterfront continue to lie derelict, awaiting renovation.
- The playground, once full of laughter, now lies derelict and overgrown with weeds.
- The farm had lain derelict for so long that nature had started to reclaim it.