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desolate

[des-uh-lit, des-uh-leyt] / ˈdɛs ə lɪt, ˈdɛs əˌleɪt /




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Desolate streets and mobile phones that conk out from the heat: what life has been like in Cagliari, a popular Italian vacation spot, recently.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023

“The moon was really a beautiful environment. Desolate, but yet it had beauty about it,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022

Desolate street corners filled by Laker-clad prayer groups.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2020

Desolate saxophone notes weaving through a perseverating synthesizer and rapidly tapping, tapping, tapping drum machine.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2017

Desolate as is now the scene, it was once enlivened by the dwellings of men and the stir of commerce.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter




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