wasteland

Example Sentences

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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

"I don't even go camping. I can't even imagine walking across the wasteland."

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

They called the place La Ciénega, a corruption of an Indigenous word and an incongruous name — the swamp — in a desert wasteland.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

She turned my summer into a desert wasteland.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson