Words similar to desert

Example sentences for: desert

How can you use “desert” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Silk Road enthusiasts fly from Beijing or Xi’an to Urumqi in the far west, returning via the exotic desert oases of Turpan and Dunhuang for the Buddhist cave treasures and camel rides to sand-locked lakes.
(Soldiers in the Gulf for Desert Storm received the initial dosage only.)
I do know that I could see every plot turn dragging its limp, maggoty carcass across the desert from miles away.
The fascinating rocky landscape is home to thousands of cacti and other desert plants (over 700 species all together).
The Mogao Caves, hewn from a desert cliffside, tell the story of the great flowering of Buddhist art in China.