Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

At camp, which combines Catskills rusticity with Greek architectural elements, Percy will find that he’s not alone among the illegitimate, half-abandoned children of gods.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

It is an eerie realm of half-abandoned towns, fields and forests.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021

Also, because of that vestigial bowl system, the sport’s postseason would look even more like a half-abandoned Frankenstein.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2021

Since the newsroom moved to the university, Mr. McCanless is one of the few people left at the Telegraph’s half-abandoned offices in downtown Macon.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2012

I turned with the half-hearted, half-abandoned hope that I could jump onto the raft before he could jump onto me.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel