Examples of depopulate in a Sentence
Large areas of the country had been depopulated by disease.
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The region is saturated with mines, fortifications, anti-drone nets, and thoroughly depopulated amid the fiercest fighting in Europe since World War II. —
Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026 So all of this adds up to literally depopulating areas in the south and kicking some of the Shias out. —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026 The all-female directing team (led by producing director Weronika Tofilska, who helms half the season) take evident pleasure in effectively ramping up Rachel’s unease with jump scares and desolate, depopulated landscapes. —Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 The campaign would mirror the one in Gaza, in which Israeli forces flattened and largely depopulated the eastern half of the Palestinian territory, Katz said on Tuesday. —ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depopulate
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026 So all of this adds up to literally depopulating areas in the south and kicking some of the Shias out. —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026 The all-female directing team (led by producing director Weronika Tofilska, who helms half the season) take evident pleasure in effectively ramping up Rachel’s unease with jump scares and desolate, depopulated landscapes. —Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 The campaign would mirror the one in Gaza, in which Israeli forces flattened and largely depopulated the eastern half of the Palestinian territory, Katz said on Tuesday. —ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depopulate
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“Depopulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/depopulate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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depopulate
verb
de·pop·u·late (ˈ)dē-ˈpäp-yə-ˌlāt 
: to reduce greatly the population of (as a city or region) by destroying or driving away the inhabitants
depopulated by plague
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