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

The setup is austere: During the final stretch of the war, a retreating Nazi platoon happens upon our solitary hero in the barren fields of Finland and steals his gold.

From New York Times

It leads hikers beyond the flower fields to the barren rock gardens surrounding Panorama Point, delivering a seen-the-whole-mountain experience for a first-timer.

From Seattle Times

Classroom shelves were barren or sealed off with construction paper, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

They have to go south to find areas of barren land that don’t have snow.

From Seattle Times