desolate

Example Sentences

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It is one of dozens of now desolate or sparsely used EV parts plants across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It resembles a space mission, with an intrepid rover traversing desolate distant terrain.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Streets and sidewalks that have been desolate all day are suddenly bustling with people, seemingly drawn in by the glowing light.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

In January, when the Eaton and Palisades fires broke out, the shop was desolate for around a month.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

I studied the clouds’ dark shapes—flocks of lost sheep straying across a desolate wasteland, blown to rags and tatters by the wind.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn