untended
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He said where some landowners have abandoned their trees, it’s a problem for neighboring growers because the untended orchards can harbor pests — such as navel orangeworm — that can spread to nearby orchards.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024
In untended fields, the cotton harvest was rotting.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023
Getting permission is essential, because for every 10 untended fig trees, there is one that is passionately cared for and eagerly anticipated.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
Nowadays the monument at the cemetery, untended, is covered in moss.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2023
Next to the kitchen, two cauldrons of hot, steaming soup had been left untended.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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