desolation

Example Sentences

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He remarked that “the desolation of the city, and the mystery that hung over it, all created an interest higher, if possible, than I had ever felt among the ruins of the Old World.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Originally formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1978, The Cure continue to endure as alternative rock’s goth icons - pitching lyrics of love, angst and desolation against a kaleidoscope of melodies.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

Returning to my office in the evening, the desolation of a little town on a frightfully hot Sunday struck me.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin