How to Use vacant in a Sentence

vacant

adjective
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  • The seat was left vacant when the secretary resigned.
  • He had a vacant expression on his face.
  • These lockers are all vacant.
  • The rise in rents has eased, and more apartments are vacant.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • Before Finch’s moved in, the space sat vacant for about 12 years.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The town’s streets were mostly vacant, yet echoed with the storm raging around them.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Nine district and three vacant at-large slots were on the ballot.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • But the foundation has now moved to New York City, and the building is vacant.
    — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
  • At game time, Hardaway was elsewhere and the Big O's seats were vacant.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2023
  • All 12 school board seats — nine district and three vacant at-large slots — were on the ballot.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But those stores closed years ago and the strip mall has sat mostly vacant ever since.
    — Dustin Wyatt, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
  • McCarthy went on to be elected to the House in 2007 to fill the seat left vacant when Thomas, his old boss, retired.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Over the weekend, Allen’s home was vacant, with curtains drawn, lights turned off, and no cars in the driveway.
    — Drew Iden, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • In stark contrast to the vacant storefronts in the heart of the central business district, things are bustling a mere stone’s throw to the north.
    — Sanford Stein, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Cohen is less certain about the vacant 8,000-square-foot storefront on the ground floor.
    — Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The Taurus spun out of control and struck a vacant building.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2022
  • City staff declared the structure to be unsafe/vacant in 2008.
    — Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The seat was left vacant when Kristin Saban resigned to become the new clerk of council.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
  • On the other is the Hickory Ridge Mall, once home to 100 stores but now nearly vacant.
    — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Some say the building stood vacant for far too long after closing in 2008.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • New businesses have taken over some of the old Sears space, but the second floor has been vacant for years.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024
  • Many of the larger lease options on the lower level are vacant.
    — Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The seat has been vacant since March, when Belinda Queen left the school board to run for county council.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Sanchez and Jensen agreed with residents who said the building was too crowded for the vacant site, which is about one-third of an acre.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • At the current pace, Blinken said, top postings as crucial as those in Israel and Egypt may sit vacant by the end of the summer.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • The 1,300-acre property includes vacant land and farm fields that were left dry and abandoned years ago.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • While on a tour of the city years ago, the siblings saw the vacant former school building and inquired as to what the status of the property was.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The price for the vacant building, which is at 3060 N. Meridian St., is unclear.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The property appeared vacant, with lights dimmed, curtains drawn and a mailbox stuffed with envelopes.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
  • After the mine closed in 1953 and the need for the hospital diminished, the building fell into disrepair, standing vacant for decades.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024

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