Sample sentences for VACATE - verbalworkout.com

2 meanings

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1 —as in:
vacate the building

Definition

to leave a place, job or position previously occupied

vacate = leave a place previously occupied

Other Uses (with this meaning)

vacate = leave a place previously occupied

The vote forced her to vacate her position as chairperson of the committee.
Due to rules violations, the NCAA vacated the team's championship and victories of the year.
He slides into the vacated chair and waits for the man to disappear before speaking again.
Stephanie Perkins -- Anna and the French Kiss

vacated = emptied

Atticus picked up the Mobile Press and sat down in the rocking chair Jem had vacated.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

vacated = gotten out of

But even if he had known about these cabins, they wouldn't have delivered McCandless from harm: At some point after mid-April, when the last of the cabins was vacated as the spring thaw made dog mushing and snow-machine travel problematic, somebody broke into all three cabins and vandalized them extensively.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

vacated = moved out of

Mother and daughter vacated the cemetery and made their way toward the next train to Munich.
Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief

vacated = left

I wonder what student left to vacate my position?
Stephanie Perkins -- Anna and the French Kiss

2 —as in:
vacate the lower court's ruling

Definition

to cancel or annul a formal ruling or contract

My conviction was vacated, but I still suspect that Google searches that find it keep me from getting job interviews.

vacated = canceled or annulled

vacated = canceled or annulled

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