desolation

Example Sentences

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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

But there was a grim menace out here, not only in the master’s manner but in the desolation of our surroundings.

From Literature

Somebody else was alive in all this desolation.

From Literature

True, there is desolation, with cleared lots and blackened trees nearly everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC