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 fairly barren numbers here mean for the moment there aren’t a lot of tough calls.

From Seattle Times

Kern County sheriff’s deputies were called to a barren dirt lot on H Street in Mojave around 11:20 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

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