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

But Price's game just deserted him in the end when just one more double would have seen him finish off an otherwise dominant display.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Restaurant terraces sit deserted, while souvenir, watersports and perfume vendors watch for the rare passerby.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 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

“Swore they’d deserted from the English navy! Humph! Neither lad had been off soundings till he sailed with me.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham