The country was laid waste, a treeless, desolate landscape
After the hurricane swept through Joplin, the desolation was everywhere one looked.
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Desolate is not a positive, so it is a negative.
The word desolate is an adjective. It means to be deserted.
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"He found himself on a desolate plain."It's not grammar, but spelling. The term plane can mean a flat surface or level, while the noun plain (plains) refers to a flat landscape. And it's not likely that an airplanewould be described as desolate, although it might seem empty without passengers.
The abandoned village looked desolate as the crumbling buildings stood empty and overgrown with weeds.
The desolate valley was no place to be stranded.
The desolate lot was full of junk.
The abandoned town was desolate, with empty streets and dilapidated buildings stretching for miles.
This is the most desolate place I have ever been to.
After the ravaging storm, the small town seemed dark and desolate due to destruction.
The position on (fill in the blank) was an utterly desolate desert, many miles from any obvious water or habitation.
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The prefix of "desolate" is "de-".
Desolate is not a positive, so it is a negative.
The Desolate One was created in 1989.