Desolation stretched before her weary eyes.

Meaning: This sentence describes how she felt empty and alone, and that this feeling seemed to go on forever.

Choice of Words: Desolation is a feeling of emptiness or loneliness. Stretched means to make something longer or wider. Eyes are the organs that allow you to see. When you put them together, it means that the feeling of emptiness or loneliness seemed to go on forever, as far as she could see.

Alternative Expressions

The empty wasteland stretched out before her tired eyes.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing a scene of great loneliness and sadness. It's like saying, The barren and desolate landscape stretched out in front of her tired eyes.

Choice of Words: Wasteland means a barren and desolate area of land. Stretched means to extend or spread out over a distance. Tired means weary or exhausted. Eyes are the organs of sight. When you put them together, it creates a picture of a vast, empty landscape that is stretching out before someone who is very tired.

The lonely desert stretched out before her weary eyes.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing a scene of great loneliness and sadness. It's like saying, The hot, dry, and empty desert stretched out in front of her tired eyes.

Choice of Words: Desert means a hot, dry region with little or no vegetation. Stretched means to extend or spread out over a distance. Weary means tired or exhausted. Eyes are the organs of sight. When you put them together, it creates a picture of a vast, empty landscape that is stretching out before someone who is very tired.

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