stand empty
Frequency: 6.57.2 per million words
to be unused or unoccupied (especially for a building)
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Examples (10)
- The old factory has been standing empty for years.
- Many offices in the downtown area stand empty after the recession.
- The apartment will stand empty until we find new tenants.
- Several houses on that street stand empty due to high prices.
- The warehouse has been standing empty since the company moved.
- No one wants to see good buildings stand empty for so long.
- The theater stands empty most nights during the off-season.
- After the family moved away, their house stood empty for months.
- The city is letting useful housing stand empty.
- Many retail spaces stand empty in the struggling mall.