barren

Example Sentences

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Under a contentious deal inked with Australia this year, the island nation will provide 30-year visas for up to 350 immigrants -- many convicted of serious crimes -- for resettlement on the barren atoll.

From Barron's

This perspective may help clarify why Earth ended up with oceans and life, while Venus became extremely hot and Mars turned cold and barren.

From Science Daily

What struck settlers as barren and hostile became austere and beautiful to tourists.

From Los Angeles Times

And with three races remaining in the season, it’s now a mathematical certainty: The longest barren run since Ferrari began racing 75 years ago will continue.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Goldberg reported, voters see Platner as “a fighter,” and that designation matters in a barren political landscape where the only other choice is despair.

From Salon