Example Sentences

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After the gaffe, Ackman mothballed the IPO entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Fountainhall Primary was mothballed - shut on a temporary basis - in 2025 but now the local authority is looking to begin the process to close its doors permanently.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Taiwan is already “looking at restarting mothballed coal plants,” Knutson says.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The paper’s books section has been mothballed and its daily news podcast, “Post Reports,” will be suspended.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

A boy’s cap hangs on the wall; at the back looms a massive wardrobe, mothballed shirts hung inside.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr