disused
adjective
dis·used
(ˌ)dis-ˈyüzd 
dish-
: no longer used or occupied : abandoned
disused buildings
Examples of disused in a Sentence
a disused warehouse that had become a den for drug dealers
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The planes were carrying Israeli commandos to a disused airport-terminal building in Uganda, on the shores of Lake Victoria.
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Anne Neuberger,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
In December last year, fashion designer Matthieu Blazy debuted his first Métiers d’Art collection for Chanel against the backdrop of a vintage train, which pulled into a disused subway station in downtown Manhattan.
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Emmanuel Olunkwa,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
His trilogy is, likewise, a straphangers’ gallery of metropolitan oddballs, from Zippo, a pyromaniac turned blaxploitation filmmaker, to Uncle Rich, a master criminal who stages a daring raid on the Waldorf-Astoria from a disused train tunnel with the help of a homeless army.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
For months, the fighters had been quietly clearing a disused water tunnel just over 2 miles long, deep behind enemy lines in the countryside around Aleppo.
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Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Anne Neuberger,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
In December last year, fashion designer Matthieu Blazy debuted his first Métiers d’Art collection for Chanel against the backdrop of a vintage train, which pulled into a disused subway station in downtown Manhattan.
—
Emmanuel Olunkwa,
Architectural Digest,
1 July 2026
His trilogy is, likewise, a straphangers’ gallery of metropolitan oddballs, from Zippo, a pyromaniac turned blaxploitation filmmaker, to Uncle Rich, a master criminal who stages a daring raid on the Waldorf-Astoria from a disused train tunnel with the help of a homeless army.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
For months, the fighters had been quietly clearing a disused water tunnel just over 2 miles long, deep behind enemy lines in the countryside around Aleppo.
—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for disused
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disused
adjective
dis·used
-ˈyüzd
: no longer used or occupied
disused buildings
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