desolate

Example Sentences

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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

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

Or your favorite vacation spot might be the perfect beach town in the summer, but desolate and lonely in the winter.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

The desolate morning we had first walked into suddenly blossoms into a different type of festive crowd.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

She was left with the desolate certainty that her father would have done again what he did fifteen years ago.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor