deserted
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The brooding menace of his sound adds immeasurably to the film’s suspense, especially when Jo and Ben search frantically through deserted London alleyways for their kidnapped son.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
"We will wait and see if they will renew the truce," Farran said from her deserted neighbourhood, where several houses lie in ruins.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
When I visited Havana again this spring to report on the mounting crisis, the malecón was deserted, strewn with brown seaweed that had been flung from the ocean by crashing waves.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Arsenal's luck deserted them when Eberechi Eze's second-half shot hit the inside of a post and somehow stayed out, Gabriel suffering similar misfortune later with a header.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
The square was deserted, save for a lirkmunk who chittered in annoyance at the smell and ran for the safety of a nearby thicket.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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