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Meanings of as desolate in inglês

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Usage of as desolate in inglês
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Far inland, nameless wails came from him, as desolate sounds from out ravines.
Moby Dick
2
A house without the wife is as desolate as the wilderness.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
3
This child was as desolate as himself, only in another way.
The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales
4
The man seemed as desolate as the dog, because of the child's departure.
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man
5
When B. went away, Jean was almost as desolate as I.
The Enormous Room
6
It had no flowers now, but seemed as desolate as their unhappy loves.
Henrietta Temple: A Love Story
7
It's as desolate as the place where Robinson Crusoe was stranded!
Frank and Andy Afloat; Or, The Cave on the Island
8
Residents complain Benghazi still looks as desolate as it did in the Gaddafi days.
Reuters
9
Nothing moved anywhere; it was as desolate and uninhabited as all the other bayous.
Go home, stranger
10
I was in a large hall, empty as a vault and almost as desolate.
The Woman in the Alcove
11
The lands to the south were as desolate as ever.
Wizardborn
12
Gyllenhaal, on the other hand, never seems as desolate as he probably should be.
Reuters
13
Was he feeling perhaps as desolate amongst strangers as she?
The Captives
14
With leaden thunderclouds hanging over it, the place looked as desolate as the sad-colored waste.
The Intriguers
15
But the quays were as desolate as the city.
The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales
16
Spring became as desolate as winter when it was robbed of the thought of her.
The Miller Of Old Church
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