barren land
Example Sentences
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Reaching the store requires a 50-mile trek from Phoenix through barren land dotted by cactuses and the occasional sign warning of blowing dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
“The city will become a barren land of empty storefronts and empty office buildings as employers go elsewhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
Unicef, the UN charity for children, warned that some of the "safe" zones are "tiny patches of barren land" with no water, sanitation or shelter.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
That has been replaced by a bulldozed stretch of barren land connected to the mainland and fortified with razor wire.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
He looked at the barren land all around him.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
