deserted

Example Sentences

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The 20th Century flick stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien as a woman and her boss trying to survive on a deserted island after their plane crashes.

From Barron's

Even now the dusty red-sand roads around the town remain deserted.

From BBC

“Send Help” is an actual horror show where a downtrodden employee gains flesh-and-blood power over her cruel boss when the two are stranded on a deserted island.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jeb had irritated me some over the last few days, but I was disappointed to find the place was deserted.

From Literature

We pulled—me just pretending because every shred of strength had deserted me—and the boys in the water pushed from below until the net tipped into the boat, full of wriggling fish.

From Literature