barren
Example Sentences
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We set off, passing through dry and barren hills.
From Literature
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In the nearby town of Banissa, the man-made watering hole that once held 60,000 cubic metres of water is dry, leaving a barren expanse that children have turned into a playground.
From Barron's
A bank of screens shows the largely barren seabed, as an operator uses a multi-jointed joystick to operate the robot's hydraulic arm from thousands of metres above.
From Barron's
"It's been a pretty barren spell for Ulster players over the past couple of seasons," said former Ireland flanker Ferris.
From BBC
Striker Erling Haaland is in a barren run of form, scoring just once - from the penalty spot - in his past seven games and without a goal from open play since 20 December.
From BBC
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