desolate

This is Western Australia mining territory - the landscape is barren and desolate, just the odd hill in the distance.

Once bustling with city employees, the Civic Center mall has been made desolate by telecommuting options and online access to municipal departments.

Pacific Boulevard, where mid-century buildings evoke a bygone era, is desolate.

Once more, Democrats are wandering the wilderness, wearing a familiar groove in their desolate pathway as they debate — again — whether to veer left or hug the center.

When “The Traitors” first arrived, the team discovered that areas of the building were desolate.