Ghost town

/ɡˈəʊst tˈaʊn/

/ɡˈoʊst tˈaʊn/

Ghost town

a once-thriving town or community that has been abandoned or largely deserted, often due to economic or environmental factors

Examples

1. The COVID epicenter was a ghost town.

2. The COVID epicenter was a ghost town.

3. Soon her Etsy profile is a ghost town.

4. Essentially this factory became a ghost town.