desolate
adjective
barren or laid waste; devastated.
is desolating
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present progressiveof desolate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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When D’Amore isn’t speaking — and for most of those three minutes and 40 seconds, she is silent — her body language is desolating.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2019
Her first disappointment about her love is desolating her.
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
"A fearful one indeed," said Mr. Elliott, "and one that is desolating thousands of homes all over the land."
From Danger Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
She must hear the melancholy that is desolating and thereby perfecting his voice; but, if so, she gives no sign.
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
If this were their sole concern, there would be few wars; certainly this war, which is desolating and impoverishing Europe, would be impossible.
From England and the War by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
