deserted
abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
untenanted: without inhabitants: a deserted village; a deserted farmhouse.
unfrequented; lonely: The victim was lured to a deserted spot.
Origin of deserted
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- un·de·sert·ed, adjective
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How to use deserted in a sentence
Now, I head out in a camper van to find deserted campsites, hot springs, and hikes to alpine lakes with my two kids in tow.
The Ultimate Road Trip Guide to California’s Highway 395 | eriley | October 10, 2021 | Outside OnlineThere was an island off Brazil’s southeastern coastline that looked deserted but wasn’t.
People have abandoned hundreds of cats on a deserted Brazilian island. Officials aren’t sure how to save them. | Terrence McCoy | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostHis novel Crabs on the Island tells the story of two engineers conducting an experiment in cybernetics on a deserted island.
How Intelligent Could Life Be Without Natural Selection? - Issue 98: Mind | Arik Kershenbaum | March 17, 2021 | NautilusThe future of cities, some with areas that are almost deserted now, will begin to reveal itself.
Employers bringing workers back to the office may be inviting them to an unfamiliar place | Geoffrey Colvin | December 4, 2020 | FortuneEven so-called deserted neighborhoods, like Times Square, are inching back up in foot traffic.
Why beverage startup United Sodas is testing out a new out-of-home strategy | Gabriela Barkho | July 27, 2020 | Digiday
It was late at night, in the South, and a relatively deserted area.
Grimm has even been actively trying hire staff members for his office in recent weeks after several former aides deserted him.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress | Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRural churches were deserted, and the connection between the land and the bounty of harvests was gone.
Not surprisingly, many middle and working class voters, particularly whites, have deserted the Democrats in increasing numbers.
One theory holds that Gedi was deserted to avoid the advancing nomadic Galla tribe coming from Somalia.
Kenya Has Its Own Machu Picchu—the Lost Town of Gedi | Nina Strochlic | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe carried this war of extermination up to Ilocos, where, little by little, his forces deserted him.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIn fact, one evening, his wife and children deserted him entirely and went to settle elsewhere, thinking it was all over with him.
He found the village in disorder, the fields neglected, many houses deserted, the remainder of the people preparing to move away.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonHis pitiful heart deserted him at the very instant when he most needed its support.
"Perhaps he has deserted his wife," I said, seeing at last a possible solution of the mystery.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
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