lost city
Frequency: 7.04.5 per million words
a city that was once inhabited but has since disappeared or been forgotten
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Examples (10)
- The legend of the lost city of Atlantis has fascinated explorers for centuries.
- Archaeologists believe they have found the ruins of a lost city in the jungle.
- He spent his life searching for a fabled lost city of gold in South America.
- The movie is about a group of adventurers who stumble upon a mythical lost city.
- Machu Picchu is often called the lost city of the Incas.
- Ancient texts speak of a lost city swallowed by the desert sands.
- Do you think it's possible that a lost city could still be undiscovered today?
- The museum exhibit features artifacts recovered from a recently discovered lost city.
- Her latest novel is a thrilling tale set in a lost city hidden deep within the Himalayas.
- Generations of children have grown up hearing tales about the riches of this lost city.