Sentence examples for become disused from inspiring English sources

By 1843, the canal had become disused, with traffic going to the new harbour at Pembrey instead.

Elton became bankrupt and died in 1810 after which Lord Vernon, who had leased the land on which the canal was built to Elton, placed a distraint on the wharves at Red Jacket and on the barges and it became disused.

Thetford declined after the 12th century, and the castle rapidly became disused, although as late as 1558, the Castle Yard was in use and still said to have been surrounded with a stone wall.

On average, only 6% of tunnels within a burrow system became disused each year.

The Canal became somewhat disused after 1898 and officially closed in 1902, being sold off to the various railway companies.

Take all the noise and activity away, and plazas become sterile and disused.

Vacant or disused properties become justifications in themselves for squatting.

Some disused quarries became refuse tips, and a potential source of pollution.

However, the club said the Dales Manor Business Park site was "formerly used as a waste tip for over 15 years and since 1993 has been left disused, and has become overgrown".

The disused bobsleigh track became a Bosnian-Serb artillery stronghold during the war and now is often the target of vandalism.

Whole neighbourhoods, entire sections of the city, changed in fundamental ways over the 12 years – disused Brooklyn waterfronts became sparkling high-rise apartments and districts once dominated by warehouses and blue-collar jobs were reimagined as parks for families and tourists to enjoy.