deserted

Example Sentences

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Dubai’s sprawling gold market is deserted, in part because buyers from abroad no longer come, and in part because of dramatic fluctuations in gold prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

On a dark winter evening, a woman waits for a train on a deserted platform.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

While the short-term bump has been great, locals are really hoping for a new lease on life for their deserted mall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The deserted stoplight creaked as it swung, and that little lonesome moan of a sound broke open whatever was already cracked inside me.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry