barren

Example Sentences

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Despite the fact that I’ve been watering Mr. Harris’s plant, and rotating its position in the window, it still looks like a barren stick.

From Literature

“Long enough to remember when this garden was nothing but a patch of barren earth,” Clare said proudly.

From Literature

The terrain might look dry, dusty and seems rather barren, but it's far from that.

From BBC

Understanding how this wetter world transformed into the barren landscape we see now remains a major question in planetary science.

From Science Daily

The consistency with which Wales are reaching these stages is a far cry from the barren half a century which preceded Euro 2016.

From BBC