desert
Example Sentences
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Head to higher elevations above 2,000 feet where there is more moisture to see slopes brightened with desert lily, sand verbena and flowering Orcutt’s woody aster.
From Los Angeles Times
There were a few houses in various stages of construction, but the development felt deserted.
From Literature
As much of downtown L.A. continues to feel dark and deserted, local businesses want the city to steal San Francisco’s secret for firing up foot traffic.
From Los Angeles Times
Indigenous tribes whose ancestral home includes Nevada’s high desert have derided “City,” which now includes a land acknowledgment on its website.
As the moisture moved upward through the sand, it left behind minerals such as gypsum, which is commonly found in desert environments on Earth.
From Science Daily
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