desolation
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The merrymaking, though, ends in desolation, as the guests, including Betty herself, drop in exhaustion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
This was particularly the case with the desert, whose desolation and desperation gave shape to the film's third act and the journey its characters were on.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
The people of the world saw their planet as the astronauts saw it - fragile and beautiful, shining in the desolation of space.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025
She’s found the desolation isn’t limited to Grand Central Market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
The hut stood in a hollow of the dunes, and the old man and woman lived there alone in the utter desolation of the empty sea.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing desolation
The Declaration of Independence
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Fahrenheit 451
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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