deserted

Example Sentences

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A school newspaper article described the student center in 2023 as desolate and deserted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

But Price's game just deserted him in the end when just one more double would have seen him finish off an otherwise dominant display.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

On a deserted road not too far from the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, Satar Barsirini looked up at the sky, now streaked with jets and drones.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

But the sidewalk below my building is deserted, the windows across the street rows of dead eyes, dark with curtains and dresses and rugs.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron