appear barren

Frequency: 6.01.5 per million words

to seem visually to be barren

barrenVERB + barren

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appear

Examples (10)

  • The landscape can appear barren from a distance, but it's actually full of life.
  • After the long drought, the fields began to appear barren and dusty.
  • Without proper irrigation, this entire region will soon appear barren.
  • The high-altitude terrain may appear barren, but it hides unique plant species.
  • The surface of the moon appears barren and devoid of life.
  • The rocky hillsides appear barren, especially during the dry season.
  • His creative writing had started to appear barren of new ideas.
  • It was surprising to see the ground appear so barren after the wildfire.
  • The coastal plains appear barren in winter, but they burst with flowers in spring.
  • Why does this stretch of land appear so barren compared to the surrounding forest?