barren

Example Sentences

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Under a contentious deal inked with Australia this year, the island nation will provide 30-year visas for up to 350 immigrants -- many convicted of serious crimes -- for resettlement on the barren atoll.

From Barron's

In a clever use of metaphor, the filmmakers have built an appealing world of wonders, hidden below the moon’s barren surface — suggesting there are fragments of hope embedded within even the grimmest landscapes.

From Los Angeles Times

A calla lily even sprouted from a patch of dirt everyone thought had gone barren.

From New York Times

That potential for beauty in a landscape that is otherwise essentially barren in a non-good year is so freaking cool.

From Los Angeles Times

The fairly barren numbers here mean for the moment there aren’t a lot of tough calls.

From Seattle Times