Sentence examples for remained deserted from inspiring English sources

A protest area in the nearby Khost neighbourhood remained deserted, with a byzantine process for gaining permission from the local authority to demonstrate cited as one reason why it remained empty.

Knots of police officers could be seen lurking on street corners on Monday, and parts of the city remained deserted.

Except for police decoy teams posing as teens on the make, the city's lovers' lanes remained deserted until the killer was caught in early August.

The water remained deserted as beachgoers picnicked on the sand and threw Frisbees, far from the shores, following warnings written in four languages and posted on trash cans and lifeguard stands.

Following its demolition, it is not known how long Darum remained deserted, but it was eventually resettled during Mamluk rule which began in 1250.

Many houses remain deserted and shops shuttered.

Rare merchants say they can go all day without a single customer, while at night entire streets remain deserted.

While the tsunami-ravaged Tohoku region plans its recovery (see main text), contaminated areas around the Fukushima Daiichi power plant are a no-man's land that may remain deserted for decades.

The closest towns to the stricken plant remain deserted and off-limits to the public, although some former residents have started to return to their homes, some of which are less than 20 kms away, as decontamination work progresses.

For years after it was bombed during the Persian Gulf war, it had remained a deserted shell.

The streets of Visakhapatnam, one of the largest cities in south-east India and home to a major naval base, remain largely deserted.