Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at desolate.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Desolate.

Examples

  • Lost in Desolate Suburbia? dagreenman18 it's shocking how much narration can ruin a trailer. if it played without it the trailer would have been okay.

    Paper Man Trailer: Ryan Reynolds is the Greatest Imaginary Hero | /Film 2010

  • Jul. 1st, 2009 at 8: 44 AM alaneer's fine story "Tomb," first published in Desolate Places by Hadley Rille Books, is the featured story (available free) in this month's Alternate Coordinates.

    Tomb by Z. S. Adani marshallpayne1 2009

  • Neither shall thy land be any more termed Desolate:

    Commentary on Revelation 1837-1913 1909

  • 'Desolate's no word for it; they're really only gigantic sand-banks themselves.'

    The Riddle of the Sands Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 1955

  • "Desolate" and "forgotten" were the words that came up in her mind.

    Evelyn Innes 1892

  • Well, perhaps it's not that difficult since the first video, this Jon Garcia-directed clip for "Desolate," has a pretty simple concept: people take off their clothes.

    Portland Mercury 2010

  • Well, perhaps it's not that difficult since the first video, this Jon Garcia-directed clip for "Desolate," has a pretty simple concept: people take off their clothes.

    Portland Mercury 2010

  • The disc's one truly exciting moment comes in "Desolate", a minor-key song that effectively combines hard rock, electronic, and Indian sounds.

    PopMatters 2009

  • Elsewhere on the album, the vocals are either in English or Hindi, but "Desolate" employs both languages at different points to great effect.

    PopMatters 2009

  • The disc's one truly exciting moment comes in "Desolate", a minor-key song that effectively combines hard rock, electronic, and Indian sounds.

    PopMatters 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.