Example Sentences

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“That a name evocative of Disneyland has been applied to a depopulated, decimated swath of Ukrainian coal-and-steel country could appear jarring as Europe’s deadliest fighting since World War II continues to rage,” they wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Whatever its actual length, there is no doubting the war’s traumatic impact upon France, where swaths of countryside were depopulated for decades, or the grievous toll upon combatants and civilians alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The fear is that if these valleys become depopulated, other aspects of unique mountain culture could be lost too - like the Tschäggättä, traditional wooden masks, unique to the Loetschental valley.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

“Too many people think there’s nothing here, that we’re depopulated, so they try to place him here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2024

The plain, meanwhile, was becoming bare and depopulated.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel