deserted

Example Sentences

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Surrounding areas of Bissau were more deserted, and there were few people in reopened markets, AFP journalists said.

From Barron's

Stranded on a cold, deserted island, shipwreck survivors scraped seaweed off rocks to boil and eat.

From Seattle Times

Rushes to judgment seldom come at you any faster than the commentary about the killing of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee in a deserted neighborhood of San Francisco early on the morning of April 4.

From Los Angeles Times

And if the COVID-19 pandemic left the sights eerily deserted for a few years, the challenge now has become how to manage the masses.

From Seattle Times

The main bazaars in the old city - usually buzzing with activity at this time of the year as Muslims celebrate the festival of Eid - were deserted.

From BBC