wasteland
noun
waste·land
ˈwāst-ˌland 
also -lənd
1
: barren or uncultivated land
a desert wasteland
2
: an ugly often devastated or barely inhabitable place or area
3
: something (such as a way of life) that is spiritually and emotionally arid and unsatisfying
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Examples of wasteland in a Sentence
The outskirts of the city became a grim industrial wasteland.
That part of the country is a cultural wasteland.
the vast wasteland of television
Recent Examples on the Web
That was burned and became a wasteland and abandoned, outside of Thessaloniki, next to industrial train yards.
—
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1001 cars, that circles the globe.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 June 2024
Per the official synopsis, the show is set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
Reynolds' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine cross her path in a wasteland of sorts that contains the wreckage of the 20th Century Fox logo (one of many self-referential nods to the previous studio that owned the film rights to the X-Men characters).
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 July 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1001 cars, that circles the globe.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 June 2024
Per the official synopsis, the show is set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
Reynolds' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine cross her path in a wasteland of sorts that contains the wreckage of the 20th Century Fox logo (one of many self-referential nods to the previous studio that owned the film rights to the X-Men characters).
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 July 2024
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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteland. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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wasteland
noun
waste·land
ˈwāst-ˌland
1
: land that is not cultivated or not fit for the cultivation of crops
2
: an ugly often ruined place or area
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