very barren

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to a high degree; extremely barren

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Examples (10)

  • The landscape appeared very barren after the wildfire swept through.
  • Explorers found the moon's surface to be very barren and covered in dust.
  • Without community and friendship, a person's life can become very barren.
  • The desert stretched out before them, a very barren expanse of sand and rock.
  • After years of drought, the once-fertile farmland was now very barren.
  • The northern regions of the continent are very barren, supporting little vegetation.
  • The artist felt his creativity had dried up, leaving his mind feeling very barren.
  • It is difficult to imagine how anything could grow in such a very barren terrain.
  • From the airplane, she looked down at the very barren hills of the mountain range.
  • The author's latest novel was criticized for its very barren emotional landscape.