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

They’ve been doing covert “crawls” with the goal of locating and destroying Vecna before he turns the town, then the world, into an oozy wasteland.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Since then, Basra War Cemetery has become a deserted wasteland, used by the locals for football or to dispose of rubbish.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

I can’t believe how normal they’ve made me look on the outside when inwardly I’m such a wasteland.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins