half-deserted
Britishadjective
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Hopper was a lonely prowler, a connoisseur of half-deserted automats, elevated railways and women glimpsed through windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The silent, half-deserted streets were flanked by houses covered with satellite dishes and water tanks.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
Her photos are set amid the front porches, backyards and half-deserted streets of her Midwestern town.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
Not just anywhere in the West, but the half-deserted, sandy vastness of the far suburbs of Las Vegas, beautifully shot by the film’s ace cinematographer Roger Deakins on the outskirts of Albuquerque.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2019
The picturesque, half-deserted little town lies a couple of miles farther up the river.
From A Little Tour of France by Joseph Pennell
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