desert
Example Sentences
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Now I just need a reason for my hero to find a large sack on a deserted tropical island!
From Literature
“No grownups!” the boys exult, upon realizing they are on a deserted island after the plane evacuating them from Britain is shot down.
Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings.
From Barron's
Neighbors rode bikes and walked the streets of the desert subdivision.
As the sun set over the Arizona desert Sunday, Guthrie’s narrow, Saguaro-lined street remained packed with media in tents, satellite vans and cars.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
