barren

Example Sentences

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Before the sun rose over a barren desert landscape, YouTuber Jimmy Williams watched as hundreds of subscribers took to his online chat room.

From BBC

The few remaining individuals live in barren, rugged terrain at high elevations.

From Los Angeles Times

Muhammad Naveed took the authorities to court this year over "large-scale tree cutting" for infrastructure projects, accusing them of felling "many mature trees" and leaving land "barren".

From Barron's

And after finishing last season without a trophy for the first time in eight years, Guardiola would love to end City's barren spell at Arsenal's expense.

From Barron's

The area was thought to be so polluted by toxic air and violent storms that it had become barren and frightening, described as "dark, and terrible," and avoided even by hunters.

From Science Daily