deserted

Example Sentences

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By contrast, Newcastle's once trademark ability to bounce back from a bruising defeat has deserted them under Howe in recent weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

In Dubai, unusually light traffic and deserted tourist areas tell the tale of a city still waiting for a return to normality.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“Office workers from outside the area and business travelers are no longer coming,” he said, speaking near a largely deserted avenue watched by a lone gun-toting guard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

Because they’d hesitated while Miel did that incredible thing with his beak and the fighter jets, the halls were deserted.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness