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Main Entry:
des·o·la·tion
[
des-
uh
-
ley
-sh
uh
n
]
/
ˌdɛs
əˈleɪ
ʃən
/
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desolation
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Example Sentences
The views are stunning, as much for the austere grandeur as for the suffocating sense of
desolation
.
It left the entire nation reeling in
desolation
and deep grief.
Other members of the procession look downward in moods of
desolation
.
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The views are stunning, as much for the austere grandeur as for the suffocating sense of
desolation
.
It left the entire nation reeling in
desolation
and deep grief.
Other members of the procession look downward in moods of
desolation
.
But the courage was perhaps born of
desolation
.
It is a pinching
desolation
, tight like skin.
The
desolation
and loneliness of the place were known to drive some men mad.
Standing alone in a withered
desolation
.
Even vicariously feeling the peak and the pit — the joy in victory, the
desolation
in defeat — can make this addictive.
The two regions have since returned to their state of
desolation
.
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