unpeopled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unpeopled
First recorded in 1580–90; un- 1 + people ( def. ), -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Shadowy cabins, abandoned pools, tree houses, lonely suburban homes and vacant parked cars with doors ajar: Michael Raedecker’s unpeopled landscapes glow in eerie monochromes in his current exhibition, “Now.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
Like they used to, pigeons still thrive in the unpeopled fringes of the Northwest.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2021
An “opera without divas,” “Der Klang” is instead realized as unpeopled pastoral landscapes, each designed and hand-painted by Kjartansson and “rooted in German romantic cliches” revived to create “a non-narrative of pure-hearted banality.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2020
The global lockdown has given birth to new cliches: wildlife cautiously exploring unpeopled streets; iconic monuments devoid of tourists, save for the occasional solitary individual escaping their confinement.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2020
It was always perfectly quiet and dark, as if the land were completely unpeopled save for me.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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