deserted

Example Sentences

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Surrounding areas of Bissau were more deserted, and there were few people in reopened markets, AFP journalists said.

From Barron's

During a recent visit, a lot that had been cleared for a groundbreaking ceremony in May was deserted, with plantations around it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since then, Basra War Cemetery has become a deserted wasteland, used by the locals for football or to dispose of rubbish.

From BBC

Sánchez would later learn why the mine was nearly deserted.

From Los Angeles Times

His father is fighting and his stepfather -- one of only two survivors from his original platoon -- deserted to look after his three children.

From Barron's