Definition of Desolate

empty; without life

Examples of Desolate in a sentence

Since the anchor stores closed, the shopping center has become a desolate wasteland.  🔊

The farmer hopes the fertilizer will moisturize the soil in the desolate field so he can grow crops.  🔊

Before Las Vegas became a mobster’s paradise, the entire area was nothing but a desolate desert.  🔊

With the exception of the one man at the bar, the unpopular tavern was desolate.  🔊

My family has discovered the best time for us to enjoy a desolate beach is Sunday morning when most people are in church.  🔊

When the reactor leaked the deadly chemicals, it destroyed the surrounding countryside and made the area desolate for over fifty miles.  🔊

The green valleys became desolate during the drought.  🔊

Since the restaurant received a bad review from a popular critic, its reservation book has been quite desolate.  🔊

At one o’clock in the morning, the streets are desolate and free of traffic in the tiny community.  🔊

The opening of the huge shopping center on the outskirts of town has turned the once vibrant main street into a desolate road lined with empty stores.  🔊

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