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

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

The traditional view of early Earth portrays a barren planet until plants appeared about 500 million years ago.

From Science Daily

But the usually barren landscape has been transformed by a carpet of colourful wildflowers, which have been brought to life by significant rainfall during the southern hemisphere's winter months.

From BBC