deserted
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The streets were deserted, metal shutters drawn and houses closed up, as wildfires drove residents and tourists away during the peak summer season.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Let’s not even talk about the “three-hour tour” that left Gilligan and friends stranded on a deserted island for 98 episodes, or how Jack Dawson’s voyage ended aboard 1997’s “Titanic.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
An AFP correspondent in Nabatieh said the city was almost deserted, reporting artillery shelling there and in nearby areas overnight and on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
The tram creaked past deserted factories that once produced mining equipment and porcelain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Swore they’d deserted from the English navy! Humph! Neither lad had been off soundings till he sailed with me.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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