rather desolate
Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words
To moderately emphasize the emptiness of a place.
Categories:
Examples (10)
- The small coastal town seemed rather desolate in the winter.
- After the fire, the once-green hills became a rather desolate landscape.
- At midnight, the usually bustling city center felt rather desolate.
- We explored the abandoned factory, which was a rather desolate and eerie site.
- The view from the train window was rather desolate, with miles of empty fields.
- Despite its historical significance, the old castle grounds were rather desolate.
- Walking across the rather desolate moor, we felt a profound sense of isolation.
- Without new investment, the industrial park will become rather desolate.
- Don't you find this part of the country rather desolate?
- I found the stark beach beautiful, though some might call it rather desolate.