wasteland
Example Sentences
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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
It's all about how America is supposedly a crime-ridden apocalyptic wasteland, and how only authoritarian leaders can save us from all the violence.
From Salon
First, the company claims credit for turning central Florida from a godforsaken wasteland into a thriving economic engine for the entire state.
From Los Angeles Times
Patterson reflected a perception of Australia as a Western cultural wasteland that drove Humphries along with many leading Australian intellectuals to London.
From Seattle Times
Nikki was led to wasteland next to the River Wear where she was struck on the head, causing her to bleed.
From BBC
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