barren earth
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Soil that is unable to produce plants.
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- The travelers crossed miles of barren earth with no sign of life.
- After years of drought, the once-fertile fields had turned to barren earth.
- The explorers landed on a planet of nothing but rock and barren earth.
- Industrial waste had poisoned the soil, leaving behind acres of barren earth.
- The volcanic eruption covered the valley in ash, creating a landscape of barren earth.
- If we don't act, we will leave future generations a legacy of barren earth.
- Their mission was to transform the barren earth back into a thriving forest.
- From the train window, all he could see was an endless expanse of cracked, barren earth.
- It's hard to imagine that anything could ever grow in this barren earth.
- The prolonged heat had turned the great plains into barren earth long before the rains came.