✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

barren of

idiom

formal
: being without (something)
a hillside barren of trees

Examples of barren of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Of the four stands at Chase Stadium, which is currently home to MLS’s Inter Miami, three were completely barren of fans. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2025 Online court records are barren of details on these cases. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025 Cashman had sought a starting pitcher to bolster a rotation that lost ace Gerrit Cole and Clarke Schmidt to season-ending elbow surgeries, but the market proved largely barren of high-impact starters. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025 But Downtown and Northern Kentucky’s shores are barren of floating restaurants. Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for barren of

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Barren of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barren%20of. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!