I. adjective
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Radin's body was found in a desolate canyon about 65 miles north of Los Angeles.
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the desolate terrain of the moon
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The little mining town was desolate and ugly.
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We looked out over a desolate landscape of bare trees and stony fields.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But downtown is desolate with empty storefronts.
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In some of the more desolate regions, half of the active population is out of work.
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One imagines with misgiving the last scene on desolate Eldey.
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The desolate quietness was almost painful.
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The bus station was similarly desolate , while the cinema, cultural centre, public baths and a hospital have closed.
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There are stretches of land scattered throughout the United States that have become so desolate they are the stuff of legends.
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To people who work outside all day this is one of the most desolate sounds known.
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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
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Andropulos was desolated by the deaths of his friends.
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Drought had desolated the farming town.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Lesley-Jane was desolated, but desolated.