untended
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A single untended property threatens entire communities, just as poorly managed federal forests overwhelm state resources.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
There have been stretches where “Night Country” has left the case untended, letting it thaw away in the background like the corpsicle at center ice.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
In untended fields, the cotton harvest was rotting.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023
As a result, young bears have over the decades moved into the untended woodlands, living closer to cities, getting used to bright lights and loud noises and becoming more unafraid of humans.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023
The first of the town houses look empty: windows shuttered, doors locked, vegetable gardens overgrown and untended.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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