unpopulated

Example Sentences

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It also sees its role of defending Thailand's territorial claims as a sacred one, even though this conflict is about tiny slivers of mostly unpopulated land.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

This land wasn’t, of course, unpopulated, as it already had a robust Native American presence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

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

In the film, both the test site and the Los Alamos Laboratory in Northern New Mexico are remote, unpopulated areas — a depiction that’s largely in line with most historical accounts of the Manhattan Project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 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