abandoned
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,784 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,960 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- forsaken by owner or inhabitants also: derelict, deserted weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse
- unrestrained and uninhibited an abandoned sadness born of grief
abandoned in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Almost always these abandoned children are the offspring of vice.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Bless you, there isn't a lad over fourteen who hasn't abandoned his horn-book and gone off with Armstrong.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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He went to the priest, but the priest could not give any holy water to so abandoned a character.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Once abroad, they had been shamefully abandoned, and had been driven, to escape starvation, to resort to the vilest expedients.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1