Sentence examples for a desolate spot from inspiring English sources

In 1532 the founding ceremony of "La Puebla de los Angeles" (now Puebla, Mexico) was held on a desolate spot between the ancient cities of Tlaxcala and Cholula.

EINAR BENEDIKTSSON, Iceland's former ambassador to Washington, on a Chinese tycoon's plan to build a resort in a desolate spot in Iceland.

This is a desolate spot eight degrees north of the Arctic Circle, but, thanks to the New York Air National Guard, not actually all that difficult to reach.

A 51-year-old man was found shot in the head in a desolate spot people said they avoided after dark.

"OT Oyu Tolgoi, or "Turquoise Hill"—is in the middle of nowhere, a desolate spot in the Gobi desert, another hour-and-a-half's flight south of Ulaanbaatar (inevitably, "UB").

For America's gardens, however, all the waste may be a good thing.Last month your columnist visited one of America's largest composting plants, located at a desolate spot in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle.

At the time, South Beach was a somewhat desolate spot on the cusp of revitalization, and a local collector and developer enticed Ms. Clearwater to work her magic discovering new talent in Miami as she had done on the West Coast.

Even for Icelanders accustomed to harsh weather and isolation, Grimsstadir is a particularly desolate spot.

A desolate place.

"Detroit became a desolate place".

Chiawelo is a desolate place.