unpopulated

Example Sentences

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With the American West no longer lonely and unpopulated, the wind-scattered weeds have collided, quite literally, with the faux mansions and exurban retreats of transplants escaping the winter chill of New England or Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

A total solar eclipse occurs somewhere on Earth roughly every 18 months, but they are often in quite unpopulated areas, whereas this one had major cities including Dallas in its path.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

The good news is that the lava is projected to head toward an unpopulated region of the island.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

Each July, residents of the vast and unpopulated Northern Territory have five hours when they can set off as many fireworks as they like.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Large tracts of southern Italy at that time were unpopulated, full of game and places of concealment.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks