Example Sentences

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“We’ve gotten addicted to the cycle of buying something new, using it to the end of its unmaintained life cycle, throwing it out and buying a new one.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

She also points to perimeter hedges left overgrown, while empty plots were left unmaintained.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

“This is a filthy unmaintained lease,” inspector Daryl Myatt wrote in a 2022 report following a surprise inspection that discovered solvents, oils, fuels and other items prohibited by the agreement.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

“One of the big ones for us, in terms of mosquito production, are these unmaintained swimming pools,” said Steve Vetrone, director of scientific-technical services for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Washed out and overgrown with alders, it turned into a rough, unmaintained track.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer