Examples of barren of in a Sentence
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Soleil Ho should know that countries barren of liberties are also barren of groceries.
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K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024
Parts of the Midwest, like Chicago, Minneapolis and the Dakotas, were barren of snow.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2024
The hydrothermal vents create chemosynthetic ecosystems, so in areas that are mostly barren of life, the appearance of larger animals can be an indicator of vents nearby.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
But at a position short on numbers, his departure leaves USC even more barren of depth in the defensive backfield.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Keep an eye out for patches of ground that look starkly flat and unusually barren of flora — almost like multiple people have pitched tents there and then laid down all night.
—Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
American soccer history is a disjointed and often-confusing enterprise, barren of the convenience of the century-long continuity of leagues such as Major League Baseball or the National Football League.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
Since it was redesigned, rebuilt and repurposed by the McMillan Plan of 1902, the Mall has been a national forum, full of symbolism, fraught with meaning and history, and mostly barren of amenities.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
During the Cambrian period, an explosion of diversity occurred in the world’s oceans while the surrounding land remained barren of plant and animal life.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024
Parts of the Midwest, like Chicago, Minneapolis and the Dakotas, were barren of snow.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2024
The hydrothermal vents create chemosynthetic ecosystems, so in areas that are mostly barren of life, the appearance of larger animals can be an indicator of vents nearby.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
But at a position short on numbers, his departure leaves USC even more barren of depth in the defensive backfield.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Keep an eye out for patches of ground that look starkly flat and unusually barren of flora — almost like multiple people have pitched tents there and then laid down all night.
—Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
American soccer history is a disjointed and often-confusing enterprise, barren of the convenience of the century-long continuity of leagues such as Major League Baseball or the National Football League.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
Since it was redesigned, rebuilt and repurposed by the McMillan Plan of 1902, the Mall has been a national forum, full of symbolism, fraught with meaning and history, and mostly barren of amenities.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
During the Cambrian period, an explosion of diversity occurred in the world’s oceans while the surrounding land remained barren of plant and animal life.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
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“Barren of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barren%20of. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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