completely desolate

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

To strongly emphasize the emptiness of a place.

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Examples (10)

  • The landscape was completely desolate.
  • After the war, the city became completely desolate.
  • We drove for hours through a completely desolate wilderness.
  • The abandoned mining town looked completely desolate under the grey sky.
  • I've never seen a place so completely desolate; not a single bird or insect could be heard.
  • Once the factory closed, the industrial park was left completely desolate.
  • The winter makes the high moors seem completely desolate and unwelcoming.
  • Exploring the completely desolate streets at night was an eerie experience.
  • The artist's painting captured the feeling of a completely desolate coastline.
  • Following the evacuation, the once-bustling island became completely desolate.