desolation

Example Sentences

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Their desolation contrasts with hives of construction activity nearby, where cranes tower over designer redevelopments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This was particularly the case with the desert, whose desolation and desperation gave shape to the film's third act and the journey its characters were on.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The people of the world saw their planet as the astronauts saw it - fragile and beautiful, shining in the desolation of space.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

The blistering heat — with an average high temperature that’s more than 100 degrees four months of the year — only heightens the sense of desolation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024

And my father’s woe, and the desolation of that late so smiling home all was the work of my thrice-accursed hands!

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley