wasteland

Example Sentences

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She said rubbish was often dumped directly outside her door, on nearby steps and on surrounding wasteland, blocking drains and creating serious health risks.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

It was a wasteland of corporate buzzwords, 4 a.m. wake-up routines and stories about overcoming workplace adversity with a little something called grit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

McCarthy, addressing ProPublica on Substack, wrote: “You point to various online guides that offer what could be considered dangerous dosing instructions. We agree, the internet is a terrifying wasteland of misinformation and disinformation.”

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

It was no longer the fire-stricken wasteland he saw in the videos, but in fact quite green.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

The area around Castle Anorak, which had been crowded with warring avatars a split second before, was now a desolate and barren wasteland.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline