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unpeopled

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verb

past tense of unpeople

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unpeopled
Adjective
Alaska has giant swaths of unpeopled country with no twirling weather radars, or none that can see beyond where mountains are blocking them. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2022 The emptiness and silence of his childhood reproduce themselves in the unpeopled landscapes through which his characters wander. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2021 Hopper often produces the unease even in unpeopled landscapes and views of buildings, as if catching nature and habitation defenselessly exposed in disarray, mundanity, or squalor. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 But finding unpeopled streetscapes is harder said than done in a city like New York or Tokyo. Michael Hardy, Wired, 15 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpeopled
Adjective
  • The teenager, who was Black, had traveled to the uninhabited island with a group of friends from high school, all of whom were white.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In 2002, Morocco and Spain had a standoff after both sent forces to a small uninhabited island off Ceuta.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • Tuesday's Michigan Democratic Senate primary race remains unsettled, with progressive Abdul El-Sayed holding onto a narrow lead over moderate Haley Stevens with votes still being counted.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The weekend’s weather still looks unsettled with more chances for rain.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Unpeopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpeopled. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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