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
Several cattle grazed in the distance, but the barren land by the road seemed abandoned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 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That has been replaced by a bulldozed stretch of barren land connected to the mainland and fortified with razor wire.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
Lagoons existed now where once there had been barren land.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
