Collocations for "desert"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "desert" in context.
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desert
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [dry, hot, sunny, rocky, sandy] desert
- [sandy, arid, inhospitable, unforgiving] deserts
- [stranded, washed up] on a desert island
- [lost, dying, wandering] in the desert
- [died, withered, dehydrated] in the desert
- the desert [in, of] [Arizona]
- an oasis in the desert
- the place is a [cultural, talent, nightlife] desert
- a desert [storm, region, area, town, resort]
- the desert [sand, palm, lizard, cactus]
- desert [wilderness, vehicles, rallies, conditions, camouflage]
- desert [cactus, animals, flowers]
- [wilting, withering, dehydrating] in the desert sun
- [stranded, washed up] on a desert island
- Operation Desert Strike
- desert him in the [wilderness, Chicago]
- desert him at the [mall, bus stop]
- deserted his [family, wife and children, country]
- was deserted at the [mall]
- was deserted by his [friends, family, coworkers]
- deserted the [town, building, farm, sinking ship]
- desert your [post, position]
- [court-martialed, suspended] for deserting his post
- desert the [military, army]
- were deserting to [the north, Germany, Asia]
- deserting for a better [life, job, opportunity]
- deserting in the [hundreds, thousands, millions]
- deserting in their [hundreds]
'desert' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):