almost deserted

Frequency: 7.26.8 per million words

To indicate that a place is nearly, but not entirely, empty.

desertedADVERB + deserted

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almost

Examples (10)

  • The shopping mall was almost deserted on Christmas morning.
  • By midnight, the restaurant had become almost deserted.
  • The beach appeared almost deserted during the storm.
  • After the event ended, the venue looked almost deserted.
  • The highway seemed almost deserted at 3 AM.
  • The old library was almost deserted except for one reader.
  • The subway platform became almost deserted after rush hour.
  • The park looked almost deserted in the early morning mist.
  • The village appeared almost deserted during winter months.
  • The street was almost deserted when we arrived home.