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
However, there has been a growing chorus of disapproval around the Band Aid project, with critics highlighting the song's patronising portrayal of Africa as a barren land that needed rescuing by Western intervention.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
She looks at the stretching salt flats, and the water that has breathed life into their barren land.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
He looked at the barren land all around him.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
