desolate

Example Sentences

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A school newspaper article described the student center in 2023 as desolate and deserted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

During one orbit, Anders captured Earth's brilliant blue hue standing out against the vast darkness of space and accentuated by the desolate, grey lunar horizon in the foreground.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

It looked desolate and black — destroyed businesses, block after block of homes burned to the ground, the mountains behind denuded and black as coal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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

No one could bear the idea of the White City lying empty and desolate.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson