uninhabited
adjective
Examples of uninhabited in a Sentence
Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
In March 2021 magma found an escape route in an uninhabited valley adjacent to a small mountain named Fagradalsfjall, about 10 kilometers northeast of Grindavík.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
Located in the charming fishing town of San Sebastian, this picturesque bay is framed by rolling hills and an uninhabited island people can also visit.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
Jefferson County, Indiana Sheriff Ben Flint said storms destroyed three or four single-family homes and four or five other structures and demolished several uninhabited campers along the river.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
Jefferson County Sheriff Ben Flint said storms destroyed three or four single-family homes and four or five other structures and demolished several uninhabited campers along the river.
—The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
As if Cozumel doesn't have enough pristine beachfront, many day trippers to the island like to pop over to the nearby uninhabited Isla Pasion.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024
The initial plan is to build about 40 houses on the currently uninhabited property in Ouli, but that number could grow.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
When it's not submerged between the tides, No Man's Land is an uninhabited peninsula that attracts hordes of visitors twice a day.
—Dominic Kocur, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
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1571, in the meaning defined above
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