barren

Example Sentences

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Since she hired staff to deal with it, areas that were barren ground have begun bursting with oxlips and early purple orchids.

From BBC

I do not believe England's long barren run in Australia is down to the quality of their players.

From BBC

In these cases, intense grazing by urchins can strip seafloors of plant life, damaging marine habitats and creating so-called "urchin barrens."

From Science Daily

One trouble the author faces is advancing age, an obvious complication for anyone scaling a rocky summit or padding through barren winter wastes.

From The Wall Street Journal

The scene from the second-floor windows is less appealing: Acres of dirt lots, barren trees and a handful of construction sites—painful reminders of the costliest wildfire on record and the still-long recovery effort ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal