wasteland

The helicopter he was on, hired by Rasuwagadhi, was unable to land at the location of the project, which was a muddy wasteland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

It wasn’t long ago that cycling had fallen into a data-obsessed wasteland in which teams rode conservatively and winners seldom took risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Half a lifetime ago, I had a crappy copyediting job that meant I had to drive for 90 minutes through traffic across the sprawling concrete wasteland of Phoenix.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

It’s a surrealist painting in motion, the equivalent of staring at Salvador Dali’s wasteland of melting clocks until it makes gut-sense.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

When, at last, they emerged out of the mist and came again on to the hot yellow wasteland, all the other giants were sprawled out on the ground, fast asleep.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

Bare-knuckle is the oldest form of boxing but became associated with unlicensed fights on wastelands after The Marquess of Queensberry rules were introduced in 1867, which insisted on gloves.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

In both public perception and official policy, savannas in India and elsewhere have often been labeled "wastelands."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026

Multiple generations of Americans have been socialized to believe that a mecca of cheap, dirty pleasures awaits in the wastelands of southern Nevada.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025

People like Tommy know such wastelands hold opportunity.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025

Since that day, I’ve left my footprints in many lands: the frozen wastelands of the Arctic, the bush country of Old Mexico, and the steaming jungles of Yucatán.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls