deserted
Example Sentences
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Surrounding areas of Bissau were more deserted, and there were few people in reopened markets, AFP journalists said.
From Barron's
But his ability to create controversy had not deserted him.
From BBC
Much of the city centre is deserted, with businesses shut and a heavy security presence on the streets.
From BBC
Here, the unsuspecting humans are a bunch of poor kids who steal a hauler with a plan of looting a deserted spaceship and fleeing their indenture.
From Salon
“My car needs a good wash and they’ll clean your mats and everything, but just looking at it, it looks kind of deserted,” Bell said.
From Los Angeles Times
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