make sth barren

Examples (10)

• The years of growing cotton had made the land completely barren.
• Overgrazing by livestock can make fertile pastures barren.
• The chemical spill made a large area of the forest barren for decades.
• Without proper irrigation, the relentless sun will make this valley barren.
• A prolonged drought is making the once-lush landscape barren.
• Poor farming techniques can eventually make the soil barren.
• The mining operation threatened to make the entire hillside barren.
• The eruption of the volcano made the surrounding islands barren and uninhabitable.
• The constant criticism made his creative spirit barren.
• His grief seemed to make his heart barren of all joy.