desert
Example Sentences
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Before the sun rose over a barren desert landscape, YouTuber Jimmy Williams watched as hundreds of subscribers took to his online chat room.
From BBC
His once thriving gym is now largely deserted, bringing financial worries in its wake.
From BBC
The base helped the U.S. put pressure on the extremists in a broad stretch of desert near Syria’s borderlands with Jordan and Iraq.
But the tourism industry is a vital source of income on islands which are usually deserted in winter, and offering few other job prospects.
From Barron's
She spreads her arms wide, gesturing to the empty grassy lots and deserted stretch of road.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
