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“Desert” or “Dessert”

Overview

desert / dessert are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

desert: (noun) arid land with little or no vegetation. (verb) leave behind.

dessert: (noun) a dish served as the last course of a meal.

Pronunciation

desert: d·EH·z·er·t

dessert: d·ih·z·ER·t

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Examples in Context

Examples of “desert”

  • 122: Desert Strike
  • Desert Pursuit (1952) as Kafan
  • …species is widely distributed on desert planets.
  • …the theme to represent a desert setting.
  • …Nevada, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert sky islands.
  • …Auja al-Hafir in the Negev desert.
  • …1990 and later supported Operation Desert Storm.
  • …a battle in the Australian desert on Christmas Day 2884 before…
  • …"le désert français" ("the French desert") used to describe a lack…
  • …the sparsely populated Saudi Arabian desert, where it was positively identified.

Examples of “dessert”

  • …get a complimentary hot entree, dessert, fruit, pre-arrival snack, and alcoholic
  • …is a Malay and Betawi dessert and breakfast dish in Indonesian…
  • …by a main course, then dessert.
  • …a distinctive type of frozen dessert that is similar to, but…
  • White Christmas is an Australian dessert.
  • …named Seavey named a new dessert he had just begun marketing…
  • …plain, sometimes for breakfast or dessert.
  • …pop is a frozen water-based dessert on a stick.
  • …breakfast dish or as a dessert.
  • …and finally a cheese or dessert course.


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