unpeopled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unpeopled
First recorded in 1580–90; un- 1 + people ( def. ), -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Their work shows that far from an unpeopled wilderness, the Northwest Pacific Coast was a managed and stewarded place for thousands of years.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023
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
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
Their unpeopled Mass was live-streamed to the shut-in faithful.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2020
Then he must do as the tigers would do—run to the edge of the city and away to the unpeopled wild country to the south.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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