desolate
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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
Although stretches of the opposite riverbank appeared "desolate", he said, "it's a lot more developed than I thought".
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 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
In January, when the Eaton and Palisades fires broke out, the shop was desolate for around a month.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
The riders vanished beyond the trees and the grove seemed empty and desolate.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing desolate
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Zilch, Zip, Nada: Words For Nothing
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