deserted

Example Sentences

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Surrounding areas of Bissau were more deserted, and there were few people in reopened markets, AFP journalists said.

From Barron's

The Kraken would add to that lead just 1:49 into the final frame, with Gourde taking a Tanev pass and easily firing the puck into a deserted left side of Oettinger’s net.

From Seattle Times

A streetlamp casts a filigreed shadow in a beam of sunlight slanting into a deserted alley.

From New York Times

On Friday, students headed to class, in contrast to earlier in the week when the campus was practically deserted, some said.

From Seattle Times

They found the U.N. official, named Patience, alone at her apartment in an apparently deserted building.

From New York Times