desolation
Example Sentences
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Their desolation contrasts with hives of construction activity nearby, where cranes tower over designer redevelopments.
He remarked that “the desolation of the city, and the mystery that hung over it, all created an interest higher, if possible, than I had ever felt among the ruins of the Old World.”
The scene was one of ruin and desolation.
From Literature
This was particularly the case with the desert, whose desolation and desperation gave shape to the film's third act and the journey its characters were on.
From Barron's
But there was a grim menace out here, not only in the master’s manner but in the desolation of our surroundings.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
