They tiny town was so desolate they didn't even stop for gas. From LearnThat.org.
Depressed and desolate of soul. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a treeless, desolate landscape. ,a desolate place. ,desolate prospects. From Dictionary.com.
And here I thought you were going to be in desolate conditions!. From Wordnik.com. [Jennifer in Africa] Reference
A real anomie zone, but possessed with a certain desolate beauty. From Wordnik.com. [Ballardian » The 032c Interview: Simon Reynolds on Ballard, part 2] Reference
They are organized via radio communication and strike in desolate areas. From Wordnik.com. [Warnings from the US Dept of State re Mexico] Reference
She stood staring after the child, her expression desolate, her hair plastered to her head, her beautiful gown soiled and torn. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
Their tombs were out of the cities, in desolate places (Job iii. 14); which gave the devil great advantage: for woe to him that is alone. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Recalling the desolate simplicity of "My Wine in Silence,". From Wordnik.com. [Metal Underground .com] Reference
Bebbington’s has a certain desolate air to it that I quite enjoy. From Wordnik.com. [All Manner of Bulk Storage to Suit Your Needs | clusterflock] Reference
It's not in like what you would call a desolate area from our maintenance crews. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2007] Reference
And in a country that is so harsh and desolate, that is run by the Taleban, the local indigenous population?. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
They say the entire incident took place right on the road in what's described as a desolate part of the town of Stuyvesant. From Wordnik.com. [wnyt.com - Capital Region News, Weather and Sports from NEWSCHANNEL 13] Reference
One finds butterflies, too, about these high, sharp regions which might be called desolate, but will not by me who love them. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Little Rain] Reference
In books as a whole marshes are described as desolate and colourless, great fields of clay or sedge, vast horizons of drab or grey. From Wordnik.com. [Alarms and Discursions] Reference
The sounds of Nature are detailed with great delicacy in this appeal, and we see that the Alps are referred to as desolate regions. From Wordnik.com. [The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times] Reference
It is so beautiful there, even though it's kind of desolate at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
So I just happened to notice, as I came to the house, how kind of desolate everything looked, and I thought perhaps. From Wordnik.com. [Rudder Grange] Reference
It was the name by which Isaiah prophesied that the land of Jerusalem would be known, no longer "desolate" but "married". From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Anne de Cornault, further questioned, said that her married life had been extremely lonely: "desolate" was the word she used. From Wordnik.com. [The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 1] Reference
Jeremy McClure, chairman of the Wilcannia-White Cliffs branch of the NSW Farmers Association, said the area had been "desolate" for many months. From Wordnik.com. [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference
She wrote about it in her autobiography, describing the "turbulent passion" of their relationship and how she had been "desolate" when it ended. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference
I don't know of a more desolate feeling than that. From Wordnik.com. [‘Homer & Langley’] Reference
It's a desolate scene, but for Fresno, it is a symbol of success. From Wordnik.com. [Life at the End of the Line] Reference
She embodies the desolate futility underpinning McDonagh's comic mayhem. From Wordnik.com. [It's an Irish Spring on Broadway] Reference
Why not pick somewhere so desolate that even the paparazzi won't follow you?. From Wordnik.com. [Back Talk: Exploring Iraq’s War Marriages] Reference
One moon, Europa, looks potentially more hospitable to life than desolate Mars. From Wordnik.com. [Jupiter Steals The Show] Reference
The sun had set more than seven hours earlier over the desolate main drag of Mosfellsbaer, Iceland. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing But Music] Reference
They persuaded computer pioneer An Wang to locate a training center in the city's desolate downtown. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Uncandidate': How Pure Is Paul?] Reference
In this fierce drama, the echoes of Rhys's desolate existence are brought hauntingly, indelibly, back to life. From Wordnik.com. [Searching For A Home] Reference
Goldes, who is six months pregnant, says she feels a "sacred duty" to settle this craggy, desolate bit of earth. From Wordnik.com. [Unsettling Israel] Reference
There are no windows anywhere, and at both ends of the mall are desolate areas dotted with boarded-up storefronts. From Wordnik.com. [Where The Price Is Always Right] Reference
Recently, an American special operator appeared in a desolate Iraqi town and approached a group of local children. From Wordnik.com. [High Tech: Arabic For Jarheads] Reference
The place has been growing poorer and more desolate for generations, as young people seek sunnier prospects elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Catching The Wind] Reference
The Tibetans dispersed to escape; one group got lost in a desolate wilderness littered with the brittle skeletons of giant yaks. From Wordnik.com. [When Heaven Shed Blood] Reference
Sadness triggers also vary — for example, the memory of a personal loss; a friend stressing over a work conflict; seeing a desolate film. From Wordnik.com. [Sad Brain, Happy Brain] Reference
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