DESOLATE


Meaning of DESOLATE in English

I. adjective

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Radin's body was found in a desolate canyon about 65 miles north of Los Angeles.

the desolate terrain of the moon

The little mining town was desolate and ugly.

We looked out over a desolate landscape of bare trees and stony fields.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But downtown is desolate with empty storefronts.

In some of the more desolate regions, half of the active population is out of work.

One imagines with misgiving the last scene on desolate Eldey.

The desolate quietness was almost painful.

The bus station was similarly desolate , while the cinema, cultural centre, public baths and a hospital have closed.

There are stretches of land scattered throughout the United States that have become so desolate they are the stuff of legends.

To people who work outside all day this is one of the most desolate sounds known.

We sat still in the desolate space for several hours before we surmised that evidently we were free to go.

II. verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Andropulos was desolated by the deaths of his friends.

Drought had desolated the farming town.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Lesley-Jane was desolated, but desolated.

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