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

Jerry Brown stood on brown, barren slopes of the Sierra Nevada to watch scientists measure the most meager snowpack in history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

We are also in a barren time for royal celebrations that bring together communities nationwide.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Besides a few tables and white pillars, the main room is barren.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera