desert

Example Sentences

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The result is what Polyakov calls an “intimate symbiosis” that can help Joshua trees growing in dry desert soils reach pockets of nourishment that their roots alone would struggle to access, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Around 300,000 refugees have fled to eastern Mauritania's desert Hodh Chargui region to escape the violence that has plagued Mali for more than a decade.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

With global warming driving up temperatures in Nevada’s semiarid and desert zones, they add, residents will find themselves in a contest with data center owners for an already inadequate supply of power in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Cacti are famous for growing slowly, but scientists have discovered that these desert plants are actually evolving at an impressive pace.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

I imagined the jaws of the desert would finally devour the city of bones, and the innkeep would move to Korla to find better fortune.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri