Examples of depopulate in a Sentence
Large areas of the country had been depopulated by disease.
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On February 7 and 9, the entire flock was depopulated to control the spread of the infection and prevent greater suffering for the birds.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
President Trump’s idea to depopulate and occupy the territory has spurred widespread opposition in the Arab world, including in Saudi Arabia.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Trump’s call for depopulating Gaza has stunned Palestinians.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Around Damascus, entire neighborhoods lay razed and depopulated, and much of the city center looked dingy and worn.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
President Trump’s idea to depopulate and occupy the territory has spurred widespread opposition in the Arab world, including in Saudi Arabia.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Trump’s call for depopulating Gaza has stunned Palestinians.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Around Damascus, entire neighborhoods lay razed and depopulated, and much of the city center looked dingy and worn.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Depopulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depopulate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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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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