look desolate

Frequency: 7.914.8 per million words

To have an appearance of being very unhappy.

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Examples (10)

  • He looked as desolate as Ruth felt.
  • After hearing the news, she looked utterly desolate.
  • The lost child looked desolate standing alone in the crowd.
  • The team looked desolate after their unexpected defeat.
  • Even with a forced smile, his eyes made him look desolate.
  • Why does that old man sitting on the bench look so desolate?
  • The abandoned puppy looked desolate and was shivering in the rain.
  • Despite being surrounded by friends, she still looked desolate.
  • He looked so desolate that I had to go over and ask if he was okay.
  • In the fading light, the empty house began to look desolate.