desolate

Example Sentences

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The 36-year-old must constantly scan the desolate, drought-ravaged terrain for loose wires and suspicious debris.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

It isn’t perfect symmetry—Indiana football was much more desolate than Nebraska hoops, and now the Hoosiers are roaring atop college football entering Friday’s playoff semifinal against Oregon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Streets and sidewalks that have been desolate all day are suddenly bustling with people, seemingly drawn in by the glowing light.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

The techno soundtrack of Oliver Laxe’s desolate road thriller has rattled my house for months.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

This woman now returned to her, more desolate; it was herself, not knowing where to put her foot; she waited, trembling, for the mists to be parted that she might walk in peace.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin