desert

Example Sentences

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Frontex’s future plans include purchasing drone aircraft and satellite capability in order to patrol what its executive director calls the common pre-frontier—the deserts of Mali and the port cities of Libya and Syria.

From Salon

Dormant seeds have sprouted after recent rainfall and mild winter temperatures, creating a fleeting spectacle of desert color.

From Los Angeles Times

For me, I usually try to come down earlier just to enjoy being in the desert, get used to the conditions, relax a little, do a little fishing, and then be ready for the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times

It is the best event the site has seen since 2016, with swathes of the desert transformed and covered in golden and violet flora.

From BBC

Oliver Laxe’s road movie about a father and son who caravan across Morocco with a pack of tattooed strangers is set in a vast desert where you still somehow never see the plot’s curveballs coming.

From Los Angeles Times