deserted

Example Sentences

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It’s a joke with its own Wikipedia page, one economists tell on economists, about being stuck on a deserted island with a can of food and no way open it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

As much of downtown L.A. continues to feel dark and deserted, local businesses want the city to steal San Francisco’s secret for firing up foot traffic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 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

The idea is, on that deserted railway platform, the lasers would spot the unnecessarily close choice of seat, registering it as unusual and a potential threat.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

For the rest of her life, pilot Yevgeniya Zhigulenko never forgot finding a small boy with a haunted, thin face and huge green eyes alone in a deserted village.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein