desolation

Example Sentences

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They then offered the sort of hope that has been killing Spurs fans for years, a stirring comeback with wild scenes of celebration at Richarlison's leveller transformed into desolation as Jota struck.

From BBC

Had it not been cast as a land of second chances in a state with an idyllic climate, Hollywood may have remained a splendid desolation of abandoned studio lots.

From Los Angeles Times

The isolation of the pandemic only deepened her desolation.

From Washington Post

Still, it's more of a work of open desolation, tension, drama and ache than it ever was while affording the audience relief via oases of slapstick and hilarity.

From Salon

But Charlie’s unwavering belief in people’s inherent decency is tempered by his pained, hushed voice, which communicates his profound spiritual desolation.

From Los Angeles Times