barren land
Example Sentences
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Reaching the store requires a 50-mile trek from Phoenix through barren land dotted by cactuses and the occasional sign warning of blowing dust.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
It’s just that, as one neighbor put it, barren land attracts negative activity.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
Since the war began the market has expanded across the barren land on a desert road out of Omdurman, attracting the poorest of the poor with its low prices.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024
That has been replaced by a bulldozed stretch of barren land connected to the mainland and fortified with razor wire.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023
Much of the park was still barren land, and the biggest building, Manufactures and Liberal Arts, was barely under way.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
