desolate
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It is the novel’s desolate mood, finally, and Ms. McPherson’s evocation of a melancholy landscape that anchor both her plot and her heroine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo was desolate, insisting everyone in the game is now confused as to what constituted a foul in the penalty area at set-pieces.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
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
Cullen was a "beach pounder," and one of his duties was patrolling the three-mile stretch of desolate shoreline for any suspicious activity.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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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