half-deserted
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Historical Examples of half-deserted
The streets of Lowestoft were sloppy and half-deserted as we drove through them.
DrossHenry Seton Merriman
The half-deserted dining-room, the fateful hour—Chauvelin on the watch!
The Scarlet PimpernelBaroness Orczy
Because the half-deserted Skating Rinks are so very amusing.
Mr. Punch at the SeasideVarious
Then we reached the scenes of early-day mining and half-deserted towns known to Bret Harte and the days of gold.
A Backward Glance at EightyCharles A. Murdock
The half-deserted streets and barricaded houses filled her with uneasy tremors.
A Friend of CaesarWilliam Stearns Davis