desert
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My mother had spent her final days in eager anticipation of pastel sunsets in desert skies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Just two days earlier, a magnitude 4.4 rumbled in the desert about 60 miles north of Sin City, where some people reported weak shaking.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Police had been combing nearby bush and desert for Lewis, who was released from prison six days before Kumanjayi Little Baby disappeared and vanished around the same time.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
When Allende watched the show, she was struck by the landscapes of the country — the vast desert, verdant forests and farmland, snowcapped peaks — its authenticity and flavor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Nathan looked at the rising half-full moon; shadows were covering the desert, deepening and darkening the colors of the land and mesas.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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