deserted

Example Sentences

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Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

"People were not going out on campus, it looked deserted," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He’s always believed she deserted him and his father because she was unwilling to care for a special-needs son.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

While the short-term bump has been great, locals are really hoping for a new lease on life for their deserted mall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

And with each British victory, more African Americans deserted farms and plantations in what has been called the “largest slave uprising in our history.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis