desolation

Example Sentences

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He remarked that “the desolation of the city, and the mystery that hung over it, all created an interest higher, if possible, than I had ever felt among the ruins of the Old World.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

This was particularly the case with the desert, whose desolation and desperation gave shape to the film's third act and the journey its characters were on.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

True, there is desolation, with cleared lots and blackened trees nearly everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

The people of the world saw their planet as the astronauts saw it - fragile and beautiful, shining in the desolation of space.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

Will felt no horror, only desolation and bafflement.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman