deserted

Example Sentences

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The reason why it is deserted cuts to the heart of cost-of-living pressures facing the UK in 2026.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

By contrast, Newcastle's once trademark ability to bounce back from a bruising defeat has deserted them under Howe in recent weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

“Office workers from outside the area and business travelers are no longer coming,” he said, speaking near a largely deserted avenue watched by a lone gun-toting guard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Rail and bus stations were largely deserted as most state institutions, schools and universities shifted to a four-day working week.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The international court determined that the children and teenagers of the Third Reich had been betrayed, deserted, and sacrificed by a party and a regime that had used them to attain power.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti