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[ dih-zur-tid ] / dɪˈzɜr tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deserted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveabandoned; 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 desertedFirst recorded in 1620–30; desert2 + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM desertedun·de·sert·ed, adjectiveWords nearby desertedDesert boot, desert boots, desert cooler, Desert Culture, desert devil, deserted, desert elephant, desert fathers, desert fever, deserticolous, desertification Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desertedRural churches were deserted, and the connection between the land and the bounty of harvests was gone. How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST The owner rescued pieces from deserted monasteries to decorate the hotel. Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST An absentee father is loitering about with his son and namesake, Mason Jr., at a deserted concert hall. The Making of ‘Boyhood’: Richard Linklater’s 12-Year Journey to Create An American Masterpiece|Marlow Stern|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why did they pick him out of all those thousands who deserted? The Last American Soldier Executed for Desertion|Michael Daly|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST At one time the Mosque was deserted by all except one machine-gun officer, who continued to work his gun single-handed. With the British Army in The Holy Land|Henry Osmond Lock They were at the deserted hut now; and Granny Dale got down and took the trembling beast out of the shafts, and led him in. Into the Highways and Hedges|F. F. Montrsor (Frances Frederica) Do you think, Dr. Paul, that he has then deserted his little daughter? The Four Corners Abroad|Amy Ella Blanchard And if he has deserted me, and gone to America, then its your fault. Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern His power of speech seemed to have deserted him, and he shook all over like an aspen-leaf. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue|Warren T. Ashton
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