deserted

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

"People were not going out on campus, it looked deserted," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

By the end, "the village was practically deserted", she said, getting emotional as she described her tulip-filled home.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

He’s always believed she deserted him and his father because she was unwilling to care for a special-needs son.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“He is a miserable, sneaking wretch who deserted us as soon as we were attacked.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander