desolate
adjective
barren or laid waste; devastated.
desolator
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a word derived from
desolate.
Example Sentences
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Kama the desolator of hostile armies fought for two days; and Salya for half a day.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
He also later appears as the "desolator" of Dan.
From Satan by Lewis Sperry Chafer
He composed hymns of victory to Napoleon, the tyrant, the destroyer and desolator of Germany.
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Conrad von Bolanden
Beneath our feet lay he, who "du monde entre ses mains a vu les destinées"— "The desolator desolate, the victor overthrown!"
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 551, June 9, 1832 by Various
Karna the desolator of hostile armies fought for two days; and Salya for half a day.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
