stand desolate

Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words

Used for buildings or places that remain in an empty, depressing state.

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Examples (10)

  • The old house stands desolate and empty on the hill.
  • After the war, the entire village was left to stand desolate for decades.
  • The abandoned factory stood desolate, a skeleton of its former self.
  • For centuries, the ancient castle has stood desolate on the lonely moor.
  • On the windswept cliff, the lighthouse stands desolate against the stormy sea.
  • Without proper funding, the historic theater will stand desolate and forgotten.
  • The ruins of the monastery stand desolate, a haunting reminder of a bygone era.
  • Once bustling with miners, the ghost town now stands completely desolate.
  • Following the evacuation, the city was left to stand desolate under a sky of ash.
  • The old schoolhouse stood desolate, its windows like vacant eyes staring out over the fields.