barren
Example Sentences
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Understanding how this wetter world transformed into the barren landscape we see now remains a major question in planetary science.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
The consistency with which Wales are reaching these stages is a far cry from the barren half a century which preceded Euro 2016.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Don’t trample or pick the flowers and stay on the paths because even barren ground could have seeds germinating beneath.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The barren sands yielded nothing and the team, disheartened, headed back to their camp.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
The land was gullied and eroded and barren.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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